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Adin

Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty

עָדִין a.din

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Adin (Hebrew: עָדִין, a.din) means “Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty”, by traditional interpretation. Two men in scripture bear the name; the best attested is a foreigner. In 2025 it was given to 46 children in the United States. Use is falling away. Around 3,355 Americans have been given it since 1880. Appears with Adonijah in Nehemiah 10.

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Which Adin?

Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.

  1. Adin

    Return · foreigner · 4 verses

  2. Adin

    Return · 1 verse

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Scripture against society

The two measures, side by side

Concordance Depth Index 31.2 · rank 1,074
US usage today rank 2,765 · 46 births in 2025
1914 — 2025 · share per 100,000 births
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At a glance

Verses
4 across 2 books
Bearers
2 distinct people in scripture
Testament
Old
Era
Return
SSA · public domainBirths in year

Using it today

Very unlikely to share a classroom with another.
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
MeasureValueReading
Given in 2025 46 Falling
All-time total3,355 Since records begin in 1880
Peak 215 in 2007 Its highest year on record
Strongest stateCA Highest share relative to births
Merged person graph4 verse pairs

In scripture

FactDetail
First appearsEzra 2:15
Last appearsNehemiah 10:16
Cross-references15 linked passages
Computed · A2/A3Rationale generated

Names connected to this one

  • Bigvai co-occurrence Appears with Bigvai in Nehemiah 10.
  • Adonijah co-occurrence Appears with Adonijah in Nehemiah 10.
  • Jonathan co-occurrence Appears with Jonathan in Ezra 8.
  • Ebed co-occurrence Appears with Ebed in Ezra 8.

Origin & meaning

Strong's number H5720G
Hebrew עָדִין
Transliteration a.din

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.15
§ Adin = "dainty" or "delicate"
1) ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
2) a chief among the returned exiles who signed the covenant with Nehemiah

Adin was one of the Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem with Zerubbabel after the Babylonian captivity, as recorded in the lists of returnees in Ezra and Nehemiah.

The biblical story

Adin is mentioned in the lists of Jewish exiles who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon after the captivity. He is recorded in Ezr.2.15 and Neh.7.20 among the descendants of those who came back with Zerubbabel, the leader of the first group of returnees.

In Ezr.2.15, it is stated that 454 descendants of Adin returned to Jerusalem. The parallel passage in Neh.7.20 gives the number as 655. This discrepancy may be due to different counting methods or the inclusion of additional family members in one of the lists.

Adin is also mentioned in Ezr.8.6 as one of the men who went up with Ezra from Babylon to Jerusalem. In this passage, a different group of returnees is listed, and Adin is described as a descendant of Jonathan. It is unclear whether this Adin is the same person as the one mentioned in the earlier lists or a different individual with the same name.

The return of Adin and his fellow exiles to Jerusalem was part of the fulfillment of the prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel after the Babylonian captivity (Jer.29.10; Isa.44.28). The lists of returnees in Ezra and Nehemiah emphasize God's faithfulness in bringing His people back to their homeland and the importance of reestablishing the Jewish community in Jerusalem.

Key verses

Adin appears in 3 verses. Here are some of the most notable:

  1. The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

    Ezra 2:15

  2. Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and with him fifty males.

    Ezra 8:6

  3. The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

    Nehemiah 7:20
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Ezra (2)

  • Ezra 2:15
  • Ezra 8:6

Nehemiah (1)

  • Nehemiah 7:20