Admah

American  

[ad-muh] / ˈæd mə /

Douay Bible, Adama

noun

1. (in the Bible) one of the cities that was destroyed along with Sodom and Gomorrah.

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Etymology

Origin of Admah

From Hebrew Admāh, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Once a stranger came to Admah, intending to stay overnight and continue his journey the next morning.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

How shall I make thee as Admah, and set thee as Zeboim?

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew

As Sodom had a judge worthy of itself, so also had the other cities—Sharkar in Gomorrah, Zabnak in Admah, and Manon in Zeboiim.

From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1 by Szold, Henrietta

"And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha."

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John

"And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza: as thou goest unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha."

From Notes on the Book of Genesis by Mackintosh, Charles Henry