Biblica Analytica
H5724 Hebrew

עַדְלָ֑י

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Adlai

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Adlai
Transliteration
ad.lay
Strong's Number
H5724
Occurrences
1
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Adlai (H5724): A Minimal Biblical Name Based on the lexical data provided, Adlai (עַדְלָ֑י) appears in the Hebrew Bible only once, indicating it is a proper name rather than a common word with semantic range or grammatical flexibility. The single occurrence constrains any analysis to what that solitary instance reveals about the term's function and context. Without access to the specific biblical passage where Adlai appears, the lexicon data allows only the observation that it functions as a personal name. The term carries no common noun meaning, verb conjugations, or alternative applications—it remains fixed as a designation for a particular individual in the biblical text. This monolithic attestation suggests the name was either relatively uncommon in ancient Hebrew literature or that the texts containing it were not widely preserved or canonized. For a general audience, Adlai exemplifies how biblical lexicons must sometimes record names that appear peripherally in the scriptural record. Unlike words with multiple occurrences that reveal evolving usage and theological significance, single-occurrence names serve primarily as identifiers rather than carriers of linguistic or conceptual meaning.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H5724
Lemma
עַדְלָ֑י
Transliteration
ad.lay
Definition
Adlai
Occurrences
1
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence across the text