H113 - אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn)

H113 אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn) aw-done'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

lord

Strong's Definition

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

Derivation: or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule);

KJV Usage: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.

TWOT Reference: 27b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) firm, strong, lord, master

1a) lord, master

1a1) reference to men

1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs

1a1b) master

1a1c) king

1a2) reference to God

1a2a) the Lord God

1a2b) Lord of the whole earth

1b) lords, kings

1b1) reference to men

1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria

1b1b) master

1b1c) husband

1b1d) prophet

1b1e) governor

1b1f) prince

1b1g) king

1b2) reference to God

1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")

1c) my lord, my master

1c1) reference to men

1c1a) master

1c1b) husband

1c1c) prophet

1c1d) prince

1c1e) king

1c1f) father

1c1g) Moses

1c1h) priest

1c1i) theophanic angel

1c1j) captain

1c1k) general recognition of superiority

1c2) reference to God

1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God

1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G435 G758 G1203 G2962 G5530

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) firm, strong, lord, master 1a) lord, master 1a1) reference to men 1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs 1a1b) master 1a1c) king 1a2) reference to God 1a2a) the Lord God 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth 1b) lords, kings 1b1) reference to men 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria 1b1b) master 1b1c) husband 1b1d) prophet 1b1e) governor 1b1f) prince 1b1g) king 1b2) reference to God 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh") 1c) my lord, my master 1c1) reference to men 1c1a) master 1c1b) husband 1c1c) prophet 1c1d) prince 1c1e) king 1c1f) father 1c1g) Moses 1c1h) priest 1c1i) theophanic angel 1c1j) captain 1c1k) general recognition of superiority 1c2) reference to God 1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אָדֹן / אָדוֹן âdôn / âdôn BDB Definition: 1) firm, strong, lord, master 1a) lord, master 1a1) reference to men 1a1a) superintendent of household,of affairs 1a1b) master 1a1c) king 1a2) reference to God 1a2a) the Lord God 1a2b) Lord of the whole earth 1b) lords, kings 1b1) reference to men 1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria 1b1b) master 1b1c) husband 1b1d) prophet 1b1e) governor 1b1f) prince 1b1g) king 1b2) reference to God 1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = thy husband, Yahweh) 1c) my lord, my master 1c1) reference to men 1c1a) master 1c1b) husband 1c1c) prophet 1c1d) prince 1c1e) king 1c1f) father 1c1g) Moses 1c1h) priest 1c1i) theophanic angel 1c1j) captain 1c1k) general recognition of superiority 1c2) reference to God 1c2a) my Lord,my Lord and my God 1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root (meaning to rule) Same Word by TWOT Number: 27b Total KJV Occurrences: 330

Bible Occurrences (285)

18:3 18:12 19:2 23:6 23:11 23:15 24:9 24:10 24:12 24:14 24:18 24:27 24:35 24:36 24:37 24:39 24:42 24:44 24:48 24:49 24:51 24:54 24:56 24:65 31:35 32:4 32:5 32:18 33:8 33:13 33:14 33:15 39:2 39:3 39:7 39:8 39:16 39:19 39:20 40:1 40:7 42:10 42:30 42:33 43:20 44:5 44:7 44:8 44:9 44:16 44:18 44:19 44:20 44:22 44:24 44:33 45:8 45:9 47:18 47:25

21:4 21:5 21:6 21:8 21:32 23:17 32:22 34:23

11:28 12:11 32:25 32:27 36:2

10:17 23:15

5:14

3:25 4:18 6:13 19:11 19:12 19:26 19:27

2:13

1:15 1:26 16:16 20:38 22:12 24:6 24:8 24:10 25:10 25:14 25:17 25:24 25:25 25:26 25:27 25:28 25:29 25:30 25:31 25:41 26:15 26:16 26:17 26:18 26:19 29:4 29:8 29:10 30:13 30:15

1:10 2:5 2:7 3:21 4:8 9:9 9:10 9:11 10:3 11:9 11:11 11:13 12:8 13:32 13:33 14:9 14:12 14:15 14:17 14:18 14:19 14:20 14:22 15:15 15:21 16:3 16:4 16:9 18:28 18:31 18:32 19:19 19:20 19:26 19:27 19:28 19:30 19:35 19:37 20:6 24:3 24:21 24:22

1:2 1:11 1:13 1:17 1:18 1:20 1:21 1:24 1:27 1:31 1:33 1:36 1:37 1:43 1:47 2:38 3:17 3:26 11:23 12:27 16:24 18:7 18:8 18:10 18:11 18:13 18:14 20:4 20:9 22:17

2:3 2:5 2:16 2:19 4:16 4:28 5:1 5:3 5:4 5:18 5:20 5:22 5:25 6:5 6:12 6:15 6:22 6:23 6:26 6:32 8:5 8:12 8:14 9:7 9:11 9:31 10:2 10:3 10:6 10:9 18:23 18:24 18:27 19:4 19:6

12:19 21:3 21:23

2:14 2:15 13:6 18:16

3:5 8:10 10:29

3:19

8:1 8:9 12:4 45:11 97:5 105:21 110:1 114:7 123:2 135:5 136:3 147:5

25:13 27:18 30:10

1:24 3:1 10:16 10:33 19:4 22:18 24:2 26:13 36:8 36:9 36:12 37:4 37:6 51:22

22:18 27:4 34:5 37:20 38:9

1:10 10:16 10:17 10:19 12:8

12:14

4:1

4:13

1:9

1:9 4:4 4:5 4:13 4:14 6:4 6:5

1:6 3:1

Genesis 18:3

My lord, said [Abraham], if I have found favor in your sight, please do not... pass... your servant {by}.

Genesis 18:12

So [she] laughed to herself, saying, After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have... this pleasure?

Genesis 19:2

and said,...... My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way. No,... they answered, we will spend the night in the square.

Genesis 23:6

Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead... in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.

Genesis 23:11

No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people.... Bury your dead.

Genesis 23:15

Listen to me, my lord. The land [is worth] four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me...? Bury your dead.

Genesis 24:9

So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

Genesis 24:10

Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels... and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out... for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.