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Adah
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Scholarly — supported scholarly belief · 1
Family & lineage
Name & titles
ScholarlyScripture names two different women called Adah (Hebrew ʿAdah, עדה): a wife of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal, and a Hittite wife of Esau. The name is usually explained from a root meaning 'ornament/adornment' (or, by some, 'dawn/morning'), a common type of feminine personal name.
Onomastic derivation ('ornament,' from the root ʿ-d-h, 'to adorn') given in standard Hebrew lexica (BDB, HALOT); the two distinct bearers are distinguished in the Genesis text itself.
Where in scripture
GenesisAdah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
Genesis 4:20 — Mother of Jabal
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.