Endnote 9 – From Eden to Ednah—Lilith in the Garden

The verb yada (knew) that generated in English the expression “carnal knowledge” occurs in the Hebrew Bible, referring to sexual intercourse followed by pregnancy (Genesis 4:1, 17, 25; 1 Samuel 1:19) or negatively to describe virginity (Genesis 24:16; Judges 11:39; 21:12).