5733. Adna
Strong's Lexicon
Adna: Adna

Original Word: עַדְנָא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Adna'
Pronunciation: ad-NAW
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-naw')
Definition: Adna
Meaning: Adna

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָדִין (adin), meaning "delight" or "pleasure."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Adna in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew culture and context.

Usage: The name Adna is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to two distinct individuals. It carries the connotation of "delight" or "pleasure," reflecting a positive and favorable characteristic.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names were often reflective of personal characteristics, familial hopes, or divine attributes. The name Adna, meaning "delight," would have been seen as a positive and desirable name, possibly indicating the parents' joy or aspirations for the child. The individuals named Adna in the Bible were part of the post-exilic community, a time when the Jewish people were re-establishing their identity and religious practices after returning from Babylonian exile.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as eden
Definition
two Isr.
NASB Translation
Adna (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
עַדְנָא proper name, masculine 1. man with foreign wife Ezra 10:30 (Ginsb; עַדְנָה van d. H. Baer), ᵐ5. Αιδαινε, ᵐ5L Εδνα.

2 Nehemiah 12:5, ᵐ5א Αδανας, ᵐ5L Εδνας.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Adna

From adan; pleasure; Adna, the name of two Israelites -- Adna.

see HEBREW adan

Forms and Transliterations
עַדְנָ֔א עַדְנָ֣א עדנא ‘aḏ·nā ‘aḏnā adNa
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 10:30
HEB: פַּחַ֥ת מוֹאָ֖ב עַדְנָ֣א וּכְלָ֑ל בְּנָיָ֤ה
NAS: of Pahath-moab: Adna, Chelal,
KJV: of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal,
INT: the sons of Pahath-moab Adna Chelal Benaiah

Nehemiah 12:15
HEB: לְחָרִ֣ם עַדְנָ֔א לִמְרָי֖וֹת חֶלְקָֽי׃
NAS: of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
KJV: Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
INT: of Harim Adna of Meraioth Helkai

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5733
2 Occurrences


‘aḏ·nā — 2 Occ.















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