What does עָדָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H5710
עָדָה
To advance , i.e. pass on or continue ; causatively, to remove ; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
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עָדָה H5710
What does עָדָה mean in the Bible?
עָדָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to advance , i.e. pass on or continue ; causatively, to remove ; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5710?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [Like] one who removes (1), adorn yourself (1), adorns herself (1), and adorned yourself (1), has ever prowled (1).
Where does עָדָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 28:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (3), Jeremiah (2), Job (2), Hosea (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [Like] one who removes 1× Proverbs 25:20
adorn yourself 1× Job 40:10
adorns herself 1× Isaiah 61:10
and adorned yourself 1× Ezekiel 23:40
has ever prowled 1× Job 28:8
I adorned 1× Ezekiel 16:11
So you were adorned 1× Ezekiel 16:13
when she adorned herself 1× Hosea 2:13
you adorn 1× Jeremiah 4:30
you will take up 1× Jeremiah 31:4
Show sample aligned rows
Job 28:8 עָדָ֖ה to has ever prowled Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Job 40:10 עֲדֵ֥ה to adorn yourself Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Proverbs 25:20 מַ֥עֲדֶה to [Like] one who removes Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Isaiah 61:10 תַּעְדֶּ֥ה to adorns herself Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Jeremiah 4:30 תַעְדִּ֣י to you adorn Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Jeremiah 31:4 תַּעְדִּ֣י to you will take up Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Ezekiel 16:11 וָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְ to I adorned Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 16:13 וַתַּעְדִּ֞י to So you were adorned Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular Ezekiel 23:40 וְעָ֥דִית to and adorned yourself Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular Hosea 2:13 וַתַּ֤עַד to when she adorned herself Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 28:8
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Job 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 3 Hosea 1
Source forms
וָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְ 1x wā·’e‘·dêḵ Ezekiel 16:11
וְעָ֥דִית 1x wə·‘ā·ḏîṯ Ezekiel 23:40
וַתַּ֤עַד 1x wat·ta·‘aḏ Hosea 2:13
וַתַּעְדִּ֞י 1x wat·ta‘·dî Ezekiel 16:13
מַ֥עֲדֶה 1x ma·‘ă·ḏeh Proverbs 25:20
עֲדֵ֥ה 1x ‘ă·ḏêh Job 40:10
עָדָ֖ה 1x ‘ā·ḏāh Job 28:8
תַּעְדֶּ֥ה 1x ta‘·deh Isaiah 61:10
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular 2x Jeremiah 4:30, Jeremiah 31:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 23:40
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:13
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Hosea 2:13
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 25:20
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Job 40:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Isaiah 61:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to advance , i.e. pass on or continue ; causatively, to remove ; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
Source Gloss
to advance , i.e. pass on or continue ; causatively, to remove ; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to advance, i.e. pass on or continue; causatively, to remove; specifically, to bedeck (i.e. bring an ornament upon) BDB: ornament Usage: adorn, deck (self), pass by, take away.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 6
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Jer 4:30 · Jer 31:4 · Isa 61:10 3×
Perfect Job 28:8 1×
Sequential imperfect Job 40:10 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 1×
Participle active Prov 25:20 1×
Word Origins
עָדָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain