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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 5742. עֲדָשִׁים (adashah) -- Lentil</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5742.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/genesis/25-34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/5742.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 5742</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/5741.htm" title="5741">◄</a> 5742. adashah <a href="../hebrew/5743.htm" title="5743">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">adashah: Lentil</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">עָדָשׁ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>`adash<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ah-dah-shah<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(aw-dawsh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Lentil<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a lentil<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root עָדַשׁ (adash), which is not used in the Hebrew Bible but is related to the concept of a lentil.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "adashah" in Strong's Greek Dictionary, as the term specifically refers to a Hebrew cultural and agricultural context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "adashah" refers to lentils, a type of legume that was a staple in the ancient Near Eastern diet. Lentils are small, round, and lens-shaped, and they were commonly used in soups and stews. In the Bible, lentils are mentioned in the context of meals and provisions, highlighting their importance as a food source.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Lentils have been cultivated in the Near East for thousands of years and were a significant part of the diet in ancient Israel. They are rich in protein and nutrients, making them an essential food for sustenance. In biblical times, lentils were often cooked into a stew, which was a common and nourishing meal for people of all social classes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a lentil<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lentil (1), lentils (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">עֲדָשָׁה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>lentile</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">עֲדָשָׁה</font> <em>id.</em>; Löw<sup>No. 140</sup>; Arabic <i>image u%navailable</i>; on formation see Lag<sup>BN 50</sup>); — plural <font class="hebrew2">עֲדָשִׁים</font> growing <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/23-11.htm">2 Samuel 23:11</a>; article of food, <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-28.htm">2 Samuel 17:28</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4-9.htm">Ezekiel 4:9</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נְזִיד ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/25-34.htm">Genesis 25:34</a> (J) <em>pottage of lentiles</em>. <p><font class="hebrew2">עַוָּא</font> see <font class="hebrew2">עַוָּה</font> <p><font class="hebrew2">עוב</font> (√ of following; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb072711.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb072712.gif"> <em>be absent, hidden</em>, of sun, <em>set</em>; <img src="/bdbgif/bdb072713.gif"> <em>hidden place, thicket, wood</em>, so Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb072714.gif">; hence <em>obscuring clouds</em>, compare Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">עָב</font>, Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">עִיבָא</font> <em>cloud(s)</em>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>lentile <p>From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a lentil -- lentile. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים וַעֲדָשִׁ֜ים ועדשים עֲדָשִׁ֔ים עדשים ‘ă·ḏā·šîm ‘ăḏāšîm adaShim vaadaShim wa‘ăḏāšîm wa·‘ă·ḏā·šîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/25-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 25:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֶ֚חֶם וּנְזִ֣יד <b> עֲדָשִׁ֔ים </b> וַיֹּ֣אכַל וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Esau bread <span class="itali">and lentil</span> stew; and he ate<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and pottage <span class="itali">of lentiles;</span> and he did eat<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/25-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bread stew <span class="itali">and lentil</span> ate and drank<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/17-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 17:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְקָלִ֑י וּפ֥וֹל <b> וַעֲדָשִׁ֖ים </b> וְקָלִֽי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [grain], beans, <span class="itali">lentils,</span> parched<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [corn], and beans, <span class="itali">and lentiles,</span> and parched<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/17-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> parched beans <span class="itali">lentils</span> parched<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/23-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 23:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשָּׂדֶה֙ מְלֵאָ֣ה <b> עֲדָשִׁ֔ים </b> וְהָעָ֥ם נָ֖ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> full <span class="itali">of lentils,</span> and the people<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> full <span class="itali">of lentiles:</span> and the people<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/23-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of ground fruit <span class="itali">of lentils</span> and the people fled<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 4:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֠שְׂעֹרִים וּפ֨וֹל <b> וַעֲדָשִׁ֜ים </b> וְדֹ֣חַן וְכֻסְּמִ֗ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> beans, <span class="itali">lentils,</span> millet<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and beans, <span class="itali">and lentiles,</span> and millet,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/4-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> barley beans <span class="itali">lentils</span> millet and spelt<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5742.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5742.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5742<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/adashim_5742.htm">‘ă·ḏā·šîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaadashim_5742.htm">wa·‘ă·ḏā·šîm — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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