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| 'adem' is typically mispelled Adam. The word is used in a perplexing variety of ways with a variety of interpretations, but it is highly likely that these meanings can be reduced to a single root meaning and a couple of fairly obvious metaphors. | 'adem' is typically mispelled Adam. The word is used in a perplexing variety of ways with a variety of interpretations, but it is highly likely that these meanings can be reduced to a single root meaning and a couple of fairly obvious metaphors. |
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| The Strongs concordance lists no less than 14 different Strongnumbers for the word, with only three minor spelling variations. Essentially, 1 word is miraculously transformed into 14 words with no etymological evidence. | |
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| Contextual clues do seem to indicate a small number of interpretations ranging from "red", to "meat", to "dirt". | |
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| It is highly probable that these apparently different meanings actually stem from a single generalized meaning. | Contextual clues do seem to indicate a small number of interpretations ranging from "red", to "meat", to "dirt". However, the etymological evidence supports a more biological inference. [[ad]] ("most exceedingly") + [[dem]] ("blood") yields 'adem' = "much blood". |
| The phrase "red meat" might adequately represent the contextual intent of all 936 instances of the word. | |
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| FIXME - 120 adem | Despite this evidence, Strong's [[concordance]] inexplicably lists no less than 14 different Strongnumbers for the word. It is highly probable that these ostensibly different meanings actually stem from a single generalized meaning which might adequately represent the contextual intent of all 936 instances of the word. See [[strong_errors]] |
| 121 adem | |
| 122 adem red | |
| 123 adem meat | ^Strong Number^Spelling Variation^Ostensible Interpretation| |
| 124 adem red gemstone | |120|adem| | |
| 125 ademdem red | |121|adem| | |
| 126 ademeh | |122|adem|red| |
| 127 ademeh dirt flesh? | |123|adem|meat| |
| 128 ademeh | |124|adem|a red gemstone, possibly ruby or more likely carnelian or sard| |
| 129 adami | |125|ademdem|red| |
| 130 ademi Edomite | |126|ademeh| | |
| 131 ademim Josh 15:7 Josh 18:17 | |127|ademeh|dirt (flesh?)| |
| 132 ademeni red | |128|ademeh| | |
| 133 ademeta | |129|adami| | |
| | |130|ademi|Edomite| |
| | |131|ademim|(see Josh 15:7, Josh 18:17)| |
| | |132|ademeni|red| |
| | |133|ademeta| | |
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| | ====Interesting Cases==== |
| | Genesis 36 speaks at length of the "tree ([[aleh]]) of kings of adem", a geneology which also refers to "the land of adem", possibly "the red land". |
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| 'adom' appears to be some kind of variant of 'adem'. It is used only as a nickname for [[yeso]] (Esau). It might mean something to the effect of "red man" or might be some kind of pun. Genesis 25 and 27 appear to make extensive use of punning in two stories about this character. | 'adom' appears to be some kind of variant of 'adem'. It is used only as a nickname for [[yeso]] (Esau). It might mean something to the effect of "red man" or might be some kind of pun. Genesis 25 and 27 appear to make extensive use of punning in two stories about this character. |
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| LexID - its complicated | |
