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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Adam


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Traditionally the first human male, but that tradition is presently under attack. See Eve or The Chaotic Set Theory

Adam is one of five words that indicate a man (words like dude, guy etc). This particular word indicates man as a being created from material; a dustling, or earthling. Adam is the masculine derivation of the rootAdam ('dm 25 and 26). The feminine derivation adama (adamah 25b) indicates the ruddy earth found in the Middle East and means acre, ground, land. The words Adam (adom, adem 26a, b) indicate the typical red color of that earth.

The name Adam means Earthling.

Other names from this same stock are Edom, Edom - the nickname of Esau - which also meaning red, ruddy, and Admah.

Other names that have to do with words that mean man are Enosh (Mortal), Gabriel (God's Guy), Methushael (Man Of God) and perhaps Zechariah (YHWH's Male) and Ishi (My Man).

A name that may be a playful reference to the name Adam is Javan, Mud Man.



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