Adah
Americannoun
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one of the two wives of Lamech.
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the wife of Esau, and the mother of Eliphaz.
Example Sentences
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“We’re three houses away from her home, and we are not going away,” said Adah Crandall, an 18-year-old organizer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
“We will do further assessment when the water entry points have been closed and the puddles are dry,” Adah Sudarsa, head of the local search and rescue office, said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Adah Sharma, the actress, tweeted the teaser of the movie with the hashtag #TrueStory.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2022
Adah Rose’s “Carte Blanche” includes dozens of contributors, among them a few Europeans.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
Adah says no one is giving it any credence; here, no one has ever doubted it.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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