0113 – אָדוֹן (adon)

lord

Type:	Noun Noun   masc. ♂ masculine
Category:	Religious terms  Names of God
Hebrew:	אָדוֹן (adon)
Pronunciation:	a-dån    Listen
Gematria:	711(1 + 4 + 6 + 700)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	or (shortened) אָדֹן from an unused root (meaning to rule)
Usage:	333 times in OT

Description

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)

Word root

Word with adon as root:

אֲדֹנִי־בֶּ֫זֶק	Adoni-bezeq	H0137	Adoni-bezek
אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ	Adonijaho	H0138	Adonijah
אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֫דֶק	Adoni-tsedeq	H0139	Adoni-zedek
אֲדֹנִיקָם	Adoniqam	H0140	Adonikam
אֲדֹנִירָם	Adoniram	H0141	Adoniram
בַּלְאֲדָן	Baladan	H1081	Baladan

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word adon was translated to the following:

ἀνήρ	aner	G0435	man
ἄρχων	archon	G0758	ruler
δεσπότης	despotes	G1203	Lord
κύριος	kurios	G2962	Lord
χράομαι	chraomai	G5530	use

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