Adin

In Bible versions:

Adin: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV

head of an Israelite clan that returned from exile in Babylon
head of an Israelite clan who pledged to obey God's law

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adorned; voluptuous; dainty ( --> same as Adina)

Hebrew

Strongs #05720: Nyde `Adiyn

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

5720 `Adiyn aw-deen'

the same as 5719; Adin, the name of two Israelites:-Adin.
see HEBREW for 05719

Adin [EBD]

effeminate. (1.) Ezra 8:6. (2.) Neh. 10:16.

Adin [NAVE]

ADIN, a Jewish captive, Ezra 2:15; 8:6; Neh. 7:20.

ADIN [SMITH]

(dainty, delicate), ancestor of a family who returned form Babylon with Zerubbabel, to the number of 454, (Ezra 2:15) or 655 according to the parallel list in (Nehemiah 7:20) (B.C. 536.) They joined with Nehemiah in a covenant to separate themselves from the heathen. (Nehemiah 10:16) (B.C. 410.)

ADIN [ISBE]

ADIN - a'-din (`adhin, "adorned"): The name of a family, "the sons of Adin" (Ezr 2:15; 8:6; Neh 7:20; 10:16; 1 Esdras 5:14; 8:32), mentioned among the returning exiles. The list in Ezr 2 is placed in the midst of the narrative concerning Zerubbabel, but its title and Its contents show that it also includes the later Jewish immigrants into Palestine. The list in Neh 7 is a duplicate of that in Ezr, but with variations; most of the variations are naturally accounted for by supposing that one copy was made later than the other and was brought up to date. In Ezr and 1 Esdras the number of the sons of Adin is said to be 454; in Neh it is 655. The 50 males, led by Ebed the son of Jonathan, who came with Ezr, may or may not have been included in the numbers just mentioned. Among the names of those who sealed the covenant along with Neh are 44 that are placed under the caption "the chiefs of the people" (Neh 10:14-26), and nearly half of these are the family names of the list in Ezr 2 and Neh 7. It is natural to infer that in these cases a family sealed the covenant collectively through some representative. In that case the Adin here mentioned is the same that is mentioned in the other places.

See also ADINU.

Willis J. Beecher

ADINU; ADIN [ISBE]

ADINU; ADIN - ad'-i-nu, ad'-in (Adinou, 1 Esdras 5:14; Adin, 1 Esdras 8:32): Compare Adin (Ezr 2:15; 8:6; Neh 7:20; 10:16). The descendants of Adin (leaders of the nation) returned with their families to Jerusalem: one party being with Zerubbabel (454 members 1 Esdras 5:14), a second party with Ezra (250 members 1 Esdras 8:32).