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Adam — Man, Mankind

Both the first man's name and the Hebrew word for humanity — formed from adamah, the ground: earthling by name.

אָדָם ʼâdâm H120
Pronunciation: aw-dawm'
Hebrew · Strong's H120 · 527 occurrences in the Old Testament (KJV)

ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

KJV translations: [idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Adam in the Bible — example verses

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.”Genesis 1:26 (KJV)
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.”Genesis 1:27 (KJV)
“And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.”Genesis 2:5 (KJV)
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”Genesis 2:7 (KJV)
“And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.”Genesis 2:8 (KJV)
“And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”Genesis 2:15 (KJV)
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”Genesis 2:16 (KJV)
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”Genesis 2:18 (KJV)

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