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Why is the throat knot called Adam's Apple? Is it really because Adam got stuck eating apples?

author:Herd sheep on Mars

I'm sure when you first see Adam's apple expression, you'll be curious about why it means "throat knot.". Many of the answers on the Internet are this: In the Garden of Eden, Eve gave Adam an apple. Adam wasn't used to eating apples, so a piece got stuck in his throat, and Eve wasn't stuck. That's why men's throat knots are bigger than women's.

Why is the throat knot called Adam's Apple? Is it really because Adam got stuck eating apples?

This explanation may sound plausible, but it's just a figment of people's imagination. The real reason is not so interesting, most likely due to a bad translation.

The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, where the Hebrew word for "man" is "adam", and "apple" has a similar meaning to "bump". Therefore, when people translate this phrase into other languages, they do not know what it means "the bulge of the human body", but think it is "Adam's apple", and this translation has been passed down to this day.

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