adamah
Adamah (Hebrew: אדמה) is a Hebrew noun meaning earth, ground, or soil. Feminine in form, it denotes the physical substance of the ground as well as land in a general sense. In biblical Hebrew it commonly refers to soil suitable for planting and to the earth as a material substance.
Origin and cognates: The word derives from a root meaning ground or from the wider Semitic family;
Biblical usage and themes: In Genesis 2:7, God forms man from the dust of the ground (adamah)
Modern usage and distinctions: In Modern Hebrew, adamah continues to mean soil or earth, though the ordinary