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ADAH.—1. One of the two wives of Lamech, and mother of Jabal and Jubal (Gen_4:19-20). The name possibly means ‘brightness’ (cf. Arab. [Note: Arabic.] ghadât), Lamech’s other wife being named ‘Zillah’ = ‘shadow,’ ‘darkness’ 2. Daughter of Elon, a Hittite, and one of the wives of Esau (Gen_36:2). In Gen_26:34 (P [Note: Priestly Narrative.] ) the daughter of Elon the Hittite, whom Esau takes to wife, is named Basemath (wh. see).