Strong H126אַדְמָה
Admah
- Transliteration
- 'admâh
- Pronunciation
- ad-maw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Contracted for H127; earthy;
{Admah} a place near the Dead Sea: - Admah.
{Admah} a place near the Dead Sea: - Admah.
Meaning of the name
Admah = "red earth"
Detailed definition
Admah, one of the "cities of the plain" destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah.
In the biblical story
Admah
One of the cities destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah.
Admah, one of the "cities of the plain" destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah.
In the Bible
Strong H126 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- admah5
First verses
- Genesis 10:19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
- Genesis 14:2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
- Genesis 14:8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
- Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
- Hosea 11:8How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.