Adnah
Americannoun
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a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army.
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a commander in King Jehosaphat's army.
Etymology
Origin of Adnah
From Hebrew ʿAdnaḥ
Example Sentences
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"It seems impossible, aunty," declared the soft voice of Adnah.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
Adnah, smiling happily through the last of her tears, sprang to meet him, and, seizing his hand, drew him down on the couch beside her.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
They advanced in a swooping body, after one moment of agonizing suspense, and snatched Adnah into their midst, glaring three kinds of loathing scorn upon the interloping serpent.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
Adnah presently returned, flushed rosy red by the exercise and more charming than ever.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
She lost a magazine while here and Adnah found it.
From The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) by Wilder, Marshall Pinckney
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