Name meaning and origin
Adam
Hebrew: Human being; linked to adamah, the ground
Where the name comes from
- HebrewHuman being; linked to adamah, the groundאָדָם (adam); אֲדָמָה (adamah, ground, earth)Genesis plays on the pair: the human formed from the ground. Both words are usually connected to the root "to be red". Scholars agree the words are related but dispute exactly how.
Adam across traditions
- Biblical. First human created by God from the dust of the earth
- Islamic. First Prophet (Adam), father of humanity
- Kabbalistic. Adam Kadmon - primordial divine man, template of creation
- Gnostic. Represents the spiritual essence trapped in matter
Forms in other languages
Adem, Adamo, Adán
Adam in letter-number systems
Hebrew, Greek and other traditions gave every letter a number, and read meaning into the totals. These are the counts, computed; the readings are inside the Innerverse.
46
Hebrew Standard
1
Hebrew Ordinal
19
English Simple
114
English Sumerian
89
English Reverse
46
Greek Isopsephy
1
Chaldean
1
Pythagorean
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