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The Hebrew word for man is
אָדָם

adám



man



Translations for man and their definitions

אדם
     1. n. a person, a human
           אָדָם לְאָדָם זְאֵב (adám ladám z'év) - Man is a wolf to man literally man to man wolf.
     2. n. a man


גבר
     1. n. man (an adult male human being)
     2. n. strong man, hero
     3. v. to become stronger, gain power
     4. v. to overpower, conquer, vanquish, defeat
     5. n. rooster, cock, chicken (only male)


איש
     1. n. A man, adult male human being.
     2. n. A husband, a male spouse.
     3. n. (slang) Man, dude, used as a term of address.
     4. pron. (formal, in negative sentences) Anyone.
           רבים ניסו, אך איש לא הצליח. (rabím nisú, akh ish lo hitzlíakh.) - Many tried, but none literally not a man succeeded.


אנושות
     1. n. humanity, humanness, humankind


בן אדם
     1. n. human being, (literally, son of Adam)


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