אֲדָמָה f. (b. h., prob. fr. דמם , cmp. foreg.; thick and moist) [earth], clay. Gen. R. s. 14 the potter takes sand (עפר) which is male (masc. gender) and clay (אדמה) which is female (fem. gender).—Sabb. VIII, 5 א׳ כחותם וכ׳ as much clay as is required for a seal on bag-knots. [For the meaning of the phonetic equivalents of our w. in other Semit. tongues, v. Ges. H. Dict. s. v.]
אֲדָמָה
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אֲדָמָה f. (b. h., prob. fr. דמם , cmp. foreg. ; thick and moist ) [earth], clay . Gen. R. s. 14 the potter takes sand ( עפר ) which is male (masc.…
References
- Jastrow, דָּמַם 1
- Jastrow, אֲדַמְדְּמָנֵי 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 14:8
- Jastrow, אֲדָמָה 1
- Mishnah Shabbat 8:5