Where does “亞當” come from?

亞當 (Chinese) comes from Hebrew אָדָם, from Hebrew אדמה — earth, soil, land.

亞當 (Chinese): Adam the first man and the progenitor of the human race

Definitions

  1. Adam the first man and the progenitor of the human race

Ancestry of “亞當”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewאָדָםearth, man, soil, light brown; Adam; man, person
2Hebrewאדמהearth, soil, land
Every word from Hebrew אדמה →Every word from Hebrew אָדָם →