אודם

Hebrew

Root
א־ד־ם (ʾ-d-m)
9 terms

Pronunciation

Noun

אודם / אֹדֶם • (ódemm (plural indefinite אודמים / אֳדָמִים, plural construct אודמי / אָדְמֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. ruby (a clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone)
  2. red, redness
  3. (dated) blush
    לחיי התכסו באודם.My cheeks became covered with blush.
  4. lipstick
  5. (Biblical Hebrew) carnelian or sardonyx

Synonyms

References

  • Ayil, Ephraim S. (2024). "Chapter 3 ‮אֹדֶם‬ ʾōḏem—Carnelian". In Identifying the Stones of Classical Hebrew. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004678002_004
  • אודם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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