>>40531194 (OP)>Hebrew Names: AdamWe are all familiar with the name "Adam" as found in the book of Genesis, but what does it really mean? Let us begin by looking at its roots. This word/name is a child root derived from the parent ืื (dam) meaning, "blood". By placing the letter ื in front of the parent root, the child root ืืื (adam) is formed and is related in meaning to ืื (dam).
By examining a few other words derived from the child root ืืื we can see a common meaning in them all. The Hebrew word ืืืื (adamah) is the feminine form of ืืื meaning "ground" (see Genesis 2:7). The word/name ืืืื (Edom) means "red". Each of these words has the common meaning of "red". Dam is the "red" blood, adamah is the "red" ground, edom is the color "red" and adam is the "red" man. There is one other connection between adam and adamah as seen in Genesis 2:7 which states that "the adam" was formed out of the adamah.
In the ancient Hebrew world, a personโs name was not simply an identifier but descriptive of one's character. As Adam was formed out of the ground, his name identifies his origins.