What does עַל · אֲדָמָה mean in the Bible?
עַל · אֲדָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications".
Hebrew · H5921, H127
עַל הָאֲדָמָה
Above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications · soil (from its general redness)
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עַלH5921above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אֲדָמָהH127soil (from its general redness)
Pronunciationʾădāmāh
Soil as livelihood foundation: ranges from physical earth tilled by humans to covenantal promised land
Open lexicon entry →What does עַל הָאֲדָמָה (ʿal haʾadamah) mean in the Bible?
עַל · אֲדָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5921, H127?
H5921, H127 is connected to 6,006 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Strong'sH5921, H127
Lexical occurrences6,006 versesSource Gloss
above , over , upon , or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַל הָאֲדָמָה is built from this root:
עַלH5920