adam

Everyday

1. Adam is a boy's or a man's name. tree →
2. In the Bible, Adam is the first man. tree →
3. «Adam's apple» is the bump at the front of the throat. tree →

In the lessons

a name of a person in the story; a word of the story only; it marks whose amount it is

Examples

• Adam has 15 stickers. tree →
• Adam gives 4 apples to his sister. tree →
• Adam reads 20 pages a day. tree →
• How many more cards does Adam have than Lisa? tree →
• Adam is in my class. tree →
• Adam's dog is called Rex. tree →
• Adam won the spelling bee. tree →
• Adam and Eve are in a story from the Bible. tree →
• Your Adam's apple moves when you swallow. tree →
• Adam scored 2 goals. tree →
• Still, she was one of Adam's race, like Rudy. tree →

Note

Carries no clue about the operation; it only tells whose amount it is. Trap: keep track of whose amount changes when two names appear. A name starts with a capital letter: «Adam».

In Jewish tradition

Genesis tells that Adam lived 930 years, was clothed by God after the sin in Eden, and was the father of the human line.

Interpretation. The rabbis note that "Adam" is linked with "adamah," earth, teaching humility. Tradition sees all people as descended from one ancestor, so no one can say "my father was greater than yours."

Examples

• This is the book of the generations of Adam. (Torah GEN.5.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. (Torah GEN.5.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them. (Torah GEN.3.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Carries no clue about the operation; it only tells whose amount it is. Trap: keep track of whose amount changes when two names appear. A name starts with a capital letter: «Adam».