ben adam
Pronunciations
ben adam | (ben ah-DAHM) | listen |
Definitions
n. A human being.
Example Sentences
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Ladino
Etymology
בן אדם lit. 'son of Adam, son of man'
- Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage
- North America
- South Africa
- None
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Alternative Spellings
ben adom, ben odam, benadam
Notes
Cf. Yiddish-derived "mensch"
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