Adummim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲדֻמִּים
אֲדֻמִּים
Adummim means red spots.
Built from
אָדָם ʼÂdâm — Adam the name of the first man, also of a place in Palestine open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
plural of H121; red spots; Adummim, a pass in Palestine.
First appearance
Josh 15:7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that is before the going up to Adummim, which is on the south side of the river: and the border passed toward the waters of En–shemesh, and the goings out thereof were at En–rogel:
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