Strong H5720H5720Gעָדִין

Adin

One of the 2 senses of Strong H5720

Transliteration: ‛âdîyn
Pronunciation: aw-deen'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.15

Meaning of the name

Adin = "dainty" or "delicate"

General definition

The same as H5719; {Adin} the name of two Israelites: - Adin.

In the biblical story

Adin

Jewish exile who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel

Adin was one of the Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian captivity, as recorded in the lists of returnees in Ezra and Nehemiah.

In the Bible

Strong H5720G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

Ezra 2:15
The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
Ezra 8:6
Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.
Nehemiah 7:20
The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.