Adna — the meaning of the Hebrew name עַדְנָא

עַדְנָא

ʻAdnâʼ · pronounced ad-naw' · Strong's H5733 · a man

Adna means pleasure.

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עָדַן ʻâdan (from, H5727) — to be soft or pleasant open in the lexicon ›

from H5727; pleasure; Adna, the name of two Israelites.

Ezra 10:30 And of the sons of Pahath–moab; Adna, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. (KJV)

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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