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title: אֲדֹרָם — Adoram · The Tanakh dictionary
description: אֲדֹרָם (151), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 2 times: Adoram. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# אֲדֹרָם

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«אֲדֹרָם» in the Tanakh dictionary: **Adoram** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 2 times · **Key:** 151 · **BDB:** אֲדֹרָם

### Glosses

Adoram (2)

### Meaning (OSHB)

Adoram [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1488/151/#m1)

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**The whole BDB entry:** (contr. or corrupt, cf. foregoing) same official, under David 2 S 20:24, \& Rehob. 1 K 12:18 (= הֲדֹרָם 2 Ch 10:18).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech not compared, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (3 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 0 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (2 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «אֲדֹרָם» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1488/151/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[2 Samuel 20:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.20.24/)

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וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם עַל־הַמַּ֑ס וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃

*Word for word:* and Adoram \[was\].over the.forced labor and Jehoshaphat the.son of.Ahilud \[was\].the recorder

*JPS 1917:* and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;

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[1 Kings 12:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.12.18/)

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם אֶת־אֲדֹרָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַמַּ֔ס וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל בּ֛וֹ אֶ֖בֶן וַיָּמֹ֑ת וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֗ם הִתְאַמֵּץ֙ לַעֲל֣וֹת בַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔ה לָנ֖וּס יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

*Word for word:* and he.sent the king Rehoboam (et) Adoram who \[was\].over the.forced labor and they.stoned all Israel (in) him stone\[s\] and he.died and the king Rehoboam he.proved.himself.strong to go.up in the chariot to flee Jerusalem

*JPS 1917:* Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; and all Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

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