Word

עָדָה

ʻâdâh · H5710 · Hebrew · 10 occurrences

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Meanings

to pass by, to cross

Action by which an animal passes through a certain area

Examples
Job 28:8 “The proud animals have not trodden it, Nor has the lion passed over it.
to remove, to take off

Literally: to cause to pass; hence: action by which humans take off a piece of clothing

Examples
Proverbs 25:20 Like one who takes off a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar on soda, Is one who sings songs to a troubled heart.
to adorn oneself, to deck oneself

Action by which humans put on jewellery and ornaments, to enhance their beauty; often used figuratively to denote the covenant between God and Israel

Examples
Isaiah 61:10 I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will be joyful in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a groom puts on a turban, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Ezekiel 16:11 “I adorned you with jewelry, put bracelets on your wrists, and a necklace around your neck.
Jeremiah 4:30 And you, desolate one, what will you do? Although you dress in scarlet, Although you adorn yourself with jewelry of gold, Although you enlarge your eyes with makeup, In vain you make yourself beautiful. Your lovers despise you; They seek your life.
Literally: to adorn oneself; hence: action by which humans take on a certain quality as if by putting on jewellery (to deck oneself (with a certain quality))

Examples
Job 40:10 “Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
to equip oneself

Literally: to adorn oneself (with something); hence: action by which humans get hold of something to celebrate

Examples
Jeremiah 31:4 “I will build you again and you will be rebuilt, Virgin of Israel! You will take up your tambourines again, And go out to the dances of the revelers.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

10 occurrences in 6 groups

Not stated: you (one person) 5
כַּלָּהdaughter-in-law 1
שַׁחַלwandering male lion 1
Not stated: I 1
Not stated: he, she or it 1
Not stated (participle) 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

8 occurrences in 9 groups

Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (10) 10

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

2 occurrences in 2 groups

עַלon, upon, over, against+ וֹhim 1
בin/on/with+ יוֹםday, time 1

With adverbsAdverbs

2 occurrences in 2 groups

לֹאnot 1
עוֹדstill, again, yet 1

After prepositionsPrepositional phrases

1 occurrences in 1 groups

לto/for 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Near synonyms 1 word

פָּשַׁט pâshaṭ · H6584 · to cast (one's) skin, to shed (one's) skin, to strip off (skin): The target lexeme and פָּשַׁט both share an ‘undressing’ sense — removing garments or adornment — and are near-synonyms in the domain of disrobing or removal.

Semantic domains 8 entries

Move002002001012: עָדָה denotes passing over or passing by, illustrated at Job 28:8 ("the proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the lion passed over it"), describing physical traversal of a place.
End002003003010: עָדָה (ʻâdâh, H5710) means "to pass by/over" or, in its more frequent sense, "to adorn oneself" with ornaments. The quotation "Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty" at Job 40:10 shows this sense, which does not independently attest the "End" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עֲדָא (ʻădâʼ, H5709) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Role002002002008: עָדָה (ʻâdâh, H5710) means "to pass by/over" or, in its more frequent sense, "to adorn oneself" with ornaments. The quotation "Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty" at Job 40:10 shows this sense, which does not independently attest the "Role" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עֲדָא (ʻădâʼ, H5709) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Smell002004001007: עָדָה (ʻâdâh, H5710) means "to pass by/over" or, in its more frequent sense, "to adorn oneself" with ornaments. The quotation "Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty" at Job 40:10 shows this sense, which does not independently attest the "Smell" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עֲדָא (ʻădâʼ, H5709) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.
Undress002003001017: עָדָה denotes removing or taking off (a garment), illustrated at Proverbs 25:20 ("like one who takes off a garment on a cold day"), the converse of its adorning sense.
Dress002003001007: עָדָה denotes adorning or dressing oneself with jewelry or fine clothing, illustrated at Isaiah 61:10 ("as a bride adorns herself with her jewels") and Ezekiel 16:11 ("I adorned you with jewelry, put bracelets on your wrists").
Engage002003003011: עָדָה denotes engaging in or being elevated to festive or exalted activity, illustrated at Ezekiel 16:13 ("so you were exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty") and Jeremiah 31:4 ("you will take up your tambourines again, and go out to the dances of the revelers"), distinct from the plain adorning sense in that it marks participation in celebratory or elevated activity rather than the act of dressing itself.
Hold002003001009: עָדָה (ʻâdâh, H5710) means "to pass by/over" or, in its more frequent sense, "to adorn oneself" with ornaments. The quotation "Adorn yourself with pride and dignity, And clothe yourself with honor and majesty" at Job 40:10 shows this sense, which does not independently attest the "Hold" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with עֲדָא (ʻădâʼ, H5709) in the source data and is not confirmed by this lexeme's own occurrences.

Word family 12 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

עָדָהʻâdâh · H5710עַד ʻad · H5704 · to, as far as, until · 1262×עַתָּה ʻattâh · H6258 · now, therefore, now then · 433×עֵת ʻêth · H6256 · time, moment, period · 296×בְּעַד bᵉʻad · H1157 · access, through, out of · 105×עַד ʻad · H5703 · to, as far as, until · 48×עַד ʻad · H5705 · and, at, for · 35×עֲדִי ʻădîy · H5716 · ornament, jewel, trappings · 14×עֲדָא ʻădâʼ · H5709 · alter, depart, pass · 9×עַד ʻad · H5706 · to, as far as, until · 3×עֲדֶן ʻăden · H5728 · still, so far · 2×עִתִּי ʻittîy · H6261 · ready, available · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H5710. adah I. עָדָה verb pass on, advance (Arabic () pass by, also run = Ethiopic pass…

H5710. adah
I. עָדָה verb pass on, advance (Arabic () pass by, also run = Ethiopic pass by; Aramaic עדי go along, go by (often for Hebrew עָבַר, Aph`el remove; Syriac pass by, come, with fall upon); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular עָדָה Job 28:8 the fierce lion hath not advanced upon it (that is, the way).
Hiph`il Participle בֶּגֶד מַעֲדֶה Pro 25:20 removing a garment (compare Prov 38:19 ᵑ7, Jon 3:6 Hebrew and ᵑ7).
II. עָדָה verb ornament, deck oneself (Aramaic in derivatives עִידּוּת, ornament; compare perhaps עֲדִיתָא, scurf, scab; Arabic mange, scab, etc. [as sheathing, orexcrescence ?], also broad stone for covering grave, etc., Lane1979); —
Qal Perfect2feminine singular וְעָדִית Eze 23:40; Imperfect3feminine singular תַּעְדֶּה Isa 61:10, וַתַּ֫עַד Hos 2:15; Hos 2:2feminine singular תַּעְדִּי Jer 4:30; Jer 31:4, וַתַּעְדִּי Eze 16:13; Eze 16:1singular suffix וָאֶעְדֵךְ Eze 16:11; Imperative masculine singular עֲדֵהנָֿא Job 40:10; — ornament; usually
1. a. reflexive, deck oneself with, with accusative of (woman's) ornaments, of bride Isa 61:10 (simile; compare הִלְבִּישׁ va); figurative of Israel Hos 2:15; Jer 31:4; Jerusalem Jer 4:30 (with accusative of cognate meaning; || לָבַשׁ), Eze 16:13 (מַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ in || clause), Eze 23:40 (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb).
b. metaphor, וגוי גָאוֺן עֲדֵהנָֿא Job 40:10 deck now thyself [Job] with majesty.
2 with 2. accusative, עֶ֑דִי וָאֶעְדֵךְ Eze 16:11 and I decked thee [Jerusalem] with finery (? read
Hiph`il ׳וָאַ).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0