- Original: אדן אדון
- Transliteration: 'adown
- Phonetic: aw-done'
- Definition:
1. firm, strong, Lord, master
a. lord, master
1. reference to men 1a
b. superintendent of household,of affairs 1a
c. master 1a
d. king
1. reference to God 1a
e. the Lord God 1a
f. Lord of the whole earth
g. lords, kings
1. reference to men 1b
h. proprietor of hill of Samaria 1b
i. master 1b
j. husband 1b
k. prophet 1b
l. governor 1b
m. prince 1b
n. king
1. reference to God 1b
o. Lord of Lords (probably = thy husband, Yahweh)
p. my Lord, my master
1. reference to men 1c
q. master 1c
r. husband 1c
s. prophet 1c
t. prince 1c
u. king 1c
v. father 1c
w. Moses 1c
x. priest 1c
y. theophanic angel 1c
z. captain 1c
. general recognition of superiority
1. reference to God 1c
|. my Lord,my Lord and my God 1c
. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)
- Origin: from an unused root (meaning to rule)
- TWOT entry: 27b
- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
- Strong's: From an unused root (meaning to rule);
sovereign that is controller (human or divine): - lord master owner. Compare also names beginning with Adoni-.
Total KJV Occurrences: 335
• house, 1
Genesis 44:8
• lord, 223
Genesis 18:12;
Genesis 23:6;
Genesis 23:11;
Genesis 23:15;
Genesis 24:18;
Genesis 31:35;
Genesis 32:4;
Genesis 32:5;
Genesis 32:18;
Genesis 33:8;
Genesis 33:13;
Genesis 33:14(2);
Genesis 33:15;
Genesis 39:16;
Genesis 40:1;
Genesis 40:7;
Genesis 42:10;
Genesis 42:30;
Genesis 42:33;
Genesis 44:5;
Genesis 44:7;
Genesis 44:9;
Genesis 44:16(2);
Genesis 44:18(2);
Genesis 44:19;
Genesis 44:20;
Genesis 44:22;
Genesis 44:24;
Genesis 44:33;
Genesis 45:8;
Genesis 45:9;
Genesis 47:18(3);
Genesis 47:25;
Exodus 23:17;
Exodus 32:22;
Exodus 34:23;
Numbers 11:28;
Numbers 12:11;
Numbers 32:25;
Numbers 32:27;
Numbers 36:2(2);
Deuteronomy 10:17;
Joshua 3:11;
Joshua 3:13;
Joshua 5:14;
Judges 3:25;
Judges 4:18;
Judges 6:13;
Judges 19:26;
Judges 19:27;
Ruth 2:13;
1 Samuel 1:15;
1 Samuel 1:26(2);
1 Samuel 16:16;
1 Samuel 22:12;
1 Samuel 24:8;
1 Samuel 24:10;
1 Samuel 25:24;
1 Samuel 25:25(2);
1 Samuel 25:26(2);
1 Samuel 25:27(2);
1 Samuel 25:28(2);
1 Samuel 25:29;
1 Samuel 25:30;
1 Samuel 25:31(3);
1 Samuel 25:41;
1 Samuel 26:15(2);
1 Samuel 26:17;
1 Samuel 26:18;
1 Samuel 26:19;
1 Samuel 29:8;
2 Samuel 1:10;
2 Samuel 2:5;
2 Samuel 3:21;
2 Samuel 4:8;
2 Samuel 9:11;
2 Samuel 10:3;
2 Samuel 11:9;
2 Samuel 11:11(2);
2 Samuel 11:13;
2 Samuel 13:32;
2 Samuel 13:33;
2 Samuel 14:9;
2 Samuel 14:12;
2 Samuel 14:15;
2 Samuel 14:17(2);
2 Samuel 14:18;
2 Samuel 14:19(2);
2 Samuel 14:20;
2 Samuel 14:22;
2 Samuel 15:15;
2 Samuel 15:21(2);
2 Samuel 16:4;
2 Samuel 16:9;
2 Samuel 18:28;
2 Samuel 18:31;
2 Samuel 18:32;
2 Samuel 19:19(2);
2 Samuel 19:20;
2 Samuel 19:26;
2 Samuel 19:27(2);
2 Samuel 19:28;
2 Samuel 19:30;
2 Samuel 19:35;
2 Samuel 19:37;
2 Samuel 20:6;
2 Samuel 24:3(2);
2 Samuel 24:21;
2 Samuel 24:22;
1 Kings 1:2(2);
1 Kings 1:11;
1 Kings 1:13;
1 Kings 1:17;
1 Kings 1:18;
1 Kings 1:20(2);
1 Kings 1:21;
1 Kings 1:24;
1 Kings 1:27(2);
1 Kings 1:31;
1 Kings 1:33;
1 Kings 1:36;
1 Kings 1:37(2);
1 Kings 1:43;
1 Kings 1:47;
1 Kings 2:38;
1 Kings 3:17;
1 Kings 3:26;
1 Kings 11:23;
1 Kings 12:27;
1 Kings 18:7;
1 Kings 18:8;
1 Kings 18:10;
1 Kings 18:11;
1 Kings 18:13;
1 Kings 18:14;
1 Kings 20:4;
1 Kings 20:9;
2 Kings 2:19;
2 Kings 4:16;
2 Kings 4:28;
2 Kings 5:3;
2 Kings 5:4;
2 Kings 6:12;
2 Kings 6:26;
2 Kings 8:5;
2 Kings 8:12;
2 Kings 9:11;
2 Kings 18:23;
1 Chronicles 21:3(3);
1 Chronicles 21:23;
2 Chronicles 2:14;
2 Chronicles 2:15;
2 Chronicles 13:6;
Nehemiah 3:5;
Nehemiah 8:10;
Nehemiah 10:29;
Psalm 8:1;
Psalm 8:9;
Psalm 12:4;
Psalm 45:11;
Psalm 97:5;
Psalm 105:21;
Psalm 110:1;
Psalm 114:7;
Psalm 135:5;
Psalm 136:3;
Psalm 147:5;
Isaiah 1:24;
Isaiah 3:1;
Isaiah 10:16;
Isaiah 10:33;
Isaiah 19:4(2);
Isaiah 21:8;
Isaiah 22:18;
Isaiah 51:22;
Jeremiah 22:18;
Jeremiah 34:5;
Jeremiah 37:20;
Jeremiah 38:9;
Daniel 1:10;
Daniel 10:16;
Daniel 10:17(2);
Daniel 10:19;
Daniel 12:8;
Hosea 12:14;
Micah 4:13;
Zechariah 1:9;
Zechariah 4:4;
Zechariah 4:5;
Zechariah 4:13;
Zechariah 4:14;
Zechariah 6:4;
Zechariah 6:5;
Malachi 3:1
• lords, 4
Genesis 19:2;
Deuteronomy 10:17;
Psalm 136:3;
Isaiah 26:13
• master, 98
Genesis 24:9;
Genesis 24:10(2);
Genesis 24:12(2);
Genesis 24:14;
Genesis 24:27(3);
Genesis 24:35;
Genesis 24:36(2);
Genesis 24:37;
Genesis 24:39;
Genesis 24:42;
Genesis 24:44;
Genesis 24:48(2);
Genesis 24:49;
Genesis 24:51;
Genesis 24:54;
Genesis 24:56;
Genesis 24:65;
Genesis 39:2;
Genesis 39:3;
Genesis 39:7;
Genesis 39:8(2);
Genesis 39:19;
Genesis 39:20;
Exodus 21:4(2);
Exodus 21:5;
Exodus 21:6(2);
Exodus 21:8;
Exodus 21:32;
Deuteronomy 23:15(2);
Judges 19:11;
Judges 19:12;
1 Samuel 20:38;
1 Samuel 24:6;
1 Samuel 25:10;
1 Samuel 25:14;
1 Samuel 25:17;
1 Samuel 26:16;
1 Samuel 29:4;
1 Samuel 29:10;
1 Samuel 30:13;
1 Samuel 30:15;
2 Samuel 2:7;
2 Samuel 9:9;
2 Samuel 9:10(2);
2 Samuel 12:8(2);
2 Samuel 16:3;
1 Kings 22:17;
2 Kings 2:3;
2 Kings 2:5;
2 Kings 2:16;
2 Kings 5:1;
2 Kings 5:18;
2 Kings 5:20;
2 Kings 5:22;
2 Kings 5:25;
2 Kings 6:5;
2 Kings 6:15;
2 Kings 6:22;
2 Kings 6:23;
2 Kings 6:32;
2 Kings 8:14;
2 Kings 9:7;
2 Kings 9:31;
2 Kings 10:2;
2 Kings 10:3;
2 Kings 10:6;
2 Kings 10:9;
2 Kings 18:24;
2 Kings 18:27(2);
2 Kings 19:4;
2 Kings 19:6;
1 Chronicles 12:19;
2 Chronicles 18:16;
Job 3:19;
Proverbs 27:18;
Proverbs 30:10;
Isaiah 24:2;
Isaiah 36:8;
Isaiah 36:9;
Isaiah 36:12(2);
Isaiah 37:4;
Isaiah 37:6;
Malachi 1:6(2)
• masters, 6
Psalm 123:2;
Proverbs 25:13;
Jeremiah 27:4(2);
Amos 4:1;
Zephaniah 1:9
• owner, 1
1 Kings 16:24
• sir, 1
Genesis 43:20
• sons, 1
2 Kings 10:3
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