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Lexicon :: Strong's H113 - 'āḏôn

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אָדוֹן
Transliteration
'āḏôn
Pronunciation
aw-done'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to rule)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 27b

Strong’s Definitions

אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn, aw-done'; or (shortened) אָדֹן ʼâdôn; from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine):—lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 335x

The KJV translates Strong's H113 in the following manner: lord (197x), master(s) (105x), Lord (31x), owner (1x), sir (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 335x
The KJV translates Strong's H113 in the following manner: lord (197x), master(s) (105x), Lord (31x), owner (1x), sir (1x).
  1. firm, strong, lord, master

    1. lord, master

      1. reference to men

        1. superintendent of household,of affairs

        2. master

        3. king

      2. reference to God

        1. the Lord God

        2. Lord of the whole earth

    2. lords, kings

      1. reference to men

        1. proprietor of hill of Samaria

        2. master

        3. husband

        4. prophet

        5. governor

        6. prince

        7. king

      2. reference to God

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

    3. my lord, my master

      1. reference to men

        1. master

        2. husband

        3. prophet

        4. prince

        5. king

        6. father

        7. Moses

        8. priest

        9. theophanic angel

        10. captain

        11. general recognition of superiority

      2. reference to God

        1. my Lord,my Lord and my God

        2. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn, aw-done'; or (shortened) אָדֹן ʼâdôn; from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine):—lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
STRONGS H113: Abbreviations
אָדוֺן noun masculine Malachi 3:1 lord (Phoenician אדן) — א׳ Psalm 12:5 [Psalm 12:4] — אֲדוֺן Joshua 3:11 +; plural אֲדֹנִים Isaiah 26:13 +; construct אֲדֹנֵי Deuteronomy 10:17 +; suffix אֲדֹנֵינוּ 1 Samuel 25:14 + etc.; (אֲדֹנִי, אֲדֹנַי, אֲדֹנָי are variations of Masoretic pointing to distinguish divine reference from human. Plural, with few except an intensive plural of rank; word takes suffix as plural in all other person; so doubtless here. Original reading probably in all cases אֲדֹנַי (see DalmDer Gottesname Adonaj; LagBN 188 makes אֲדֹנָי an Aramaic formative); אֲדֹנִי now found in J + 51 times; in E † Genesis 31:35; Genesis 32:19 [Genesis 32:18; Genesis 42:10; Exodus 21:5; in P † Genesis 23:6, 11, 15; Numbers 36:2 (twice in verse); often Samuel & Kings; in Chronicles only in sources, 1 Chronicles 21:3 (3 times in verse); 1 Chronicles 21:23 (= 2 Samuel 24:3, 22) 2 Chronicles 2:13 [2 Chronicles 2:14]; 2 Chronicles 2:14 [2 Chronicles 2:15]; Isaiah & Jeremiah only in historical parts Isaiah 36:8, 9, 12; Jeremiah 37:20; Jeremiah 38:9; elsewhere Daniel 1:10; Daniel 10:16, 17, 19; Daniel 12:8; Zechariah 1:9; Zechariah 4:4, 5, 13; Zechariah 6:4; Psalm 110:1; Judges 4:18; Judges 6:13; Ruth 2:13; [בִּי אֲדנָי H316 Exodus 4:10, 13; Joshua 7:8 (J) Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8] is referred to God, but בִּי אֲדנִי Genesis 43:20; Genesis 44:18; Numbers 12:11 (J) 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 25:24; 1 Kings 3:17, 26 reference to human superiors. There is uncertainty as to אֲדֹנָ֯י [H136 Genesis 18:3]; Genesis 19:18; אֲדֹ֯נַי Genesis 19:2) —
†1. singular lord, master
(1) reference to men:
(a) superintendent of household, or of affairs Genesis 45:8, 9 (E) = Psalm 105:21;
(b) master Psalm 12:5 [Psalm 12:4];
(2) reference to God, הָאָדוֺן יהוה the Lord Yahweh (see H3068 יהוה) Exodus 23:17; Exodus 34:23 (Covenant codes); אֲרוֺן כָּל־הָאָרֶץ Lord of the whole earth Joshua 3:11, 13 (J) Psalm 97:5; Zechariah 4:14; Zechariah 6:5; Micah 4:13; צֻבָאוֺת י׳ הָא׳, earlier Isaiah 1:24; Isaiah 3:1; Isaiah 10:33; Isaiah 19:4 (אֲדֹנָי Isaiah 10:16 in common MT; not Massora, doubtless scribal error); הָא׳ Malachi 3:1; אָדוֺן Psalm 114:7.
2. plural lords, kings Deuteronomy 10:17 = Psalm 136:3; Isaiah 26:13; elsewhere intensive plural of rank, lord, master,
(1) reference to men:
(a) proprietor of hill Samaria 1 Kings 16:24;
(b) master Genesis 40:7 (E) Exodus 21:4 (twice in verse); Exodus 21:6, 8, 32 (Covenant code) Genesis 24:9 + (J, + 11 times) Deuteronomy 23:16 [Deuteronomy 23:15]; Judges 19:11, 12 + 13 times Samuel & Kings; Job 3:19; Psalm 123:2; Proverbs 25:13; Proverbs 27:18; Proverbs 30:10; Isaiah 24:2; Amos 4:1; [H136 Zephaniah 1:9]; Malachi 1:6 (twice in verse);
(c) husband Judges 19:26, 27; Psalm 45:12 [Psalm 45:11];
(d) prophet 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 16;
(e) governor Nehemiah 3:5;
(g) king Genesis 40:1 (E) Judges 3:25 + 40 times Samuel & Kings; Chronicles only in sources 1 Chronicles 12:19 compare 1 Samuel 29:4; 2 Chronicles 13:6; 18:16 = 1 Kings 22:17; Isaiah 19:4; Isaiah 22:18; Isaiah 36:12; Isaiah 37:4, 6; Jeremiah 27:4;
(2) reference to God Malachi 1:6; אֲדֹנֵי הָאֲדֹנִים Lord of lords Deuteronomy 10:17 = Psalm 136:3; אֲדֹנֵינוּ Psalm 135:5; Psalm 147:5; Nehemiah 8:10; אֲדֹנֵינוּ י׳ Psalm 8:2 Psalm 8:1; Psalm 8:10 [Psalm 8:9]; Nehemiah 10:30 Nehemiah 10:29; אֲדֹנַיִח י׳ Isaiah 51:22 (probably = thy husband, Yahweh); אֲדֹנָיו Hosea 12:15 [Hosea 12:14] (possibly error for אֲדֹנָי).
3. suffix 1st person singular (אֲדֹנַי) אֲדֹנִי
(1) reference to men: my lord, my master,
(a) master Exodus 21:5 (Covenant code) Genesis 24:12 +, Genesis 44:5 (J, + 20 times) 1 Samuel 30:13, 15; 2 Kings 5:3, 20, 22; 2 Kings 6:15;
(b) husband Genesis 18:12 (J);
(d) prince Genesis 42:10 (E), Genesis 23:6, 11, 15 (P), Genesis 43:20; Genesis 44:18 +, Genesis 47:18, + (J, + 12 times); Judges 4:18;
(e) king 1 Samuel 22:12 + (Samuel & Kings + 75 times);
(f) father Genesis 31:35 (E);
(g) Moses Exodus 32:22; Numbers 11:28; Numbers 12:11; Numbers 32:25, 27 (J); Numbers 36:2 (twice in verse) (P);
(h) priest 1 Samuel 1:15, 26 (twice in verse);
(i) theophanic angel Joshua 5:14; Judges 6:13;
(j) captain 2 Samuel 11:11;
(k) general recognition of superiority Genesis 24:18; Genesis 32:5 [Genesis 32:4 + Genesis 33:8 +; Genesis 44:7 + (J, + 13 times), Ruth 2:13; 1 Samuel 25:24 + (15 times);

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:12; 19:2; 19:18; 23:6; 23:6; 23:11; 23:11; 23:15; 23:15; 24:9; 24:12; 24:18; 31:35; 31:35; 32:4; 32:18; 33:8; 40:1; 40:7; 42:10; 42:10; 42:10; 42:30; 42:33; 43:20; 43:20; 44:5; 44:7; 44:8; 44:18; 44:18; 45:8; 45:9; 47:18

Exodus

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

Numbers

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

Deuteronomy

10:17; 10:17; 10:17; 23:15

Joshua

3:11; 3:11; 3:13; 5:14

Judges

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

Ruth

2:13; 2:13

1 Samuel

1:15; 1:26; 1:26; 22:12; 25:14; 25:24; 25:24; 29:4; 29:10; 30:13; 30:15

2 Samuel

11:11; 24:3; 24:22

1 Kings

3:17; 3:26; 16:24; 18:7; 18:13; 22:17

2 Kings

2:3; 2:5; 2:16; 2:19; 4:16; 4:28; 5:3; 5:20; 5:22; 6:5; 6:15; 8:5

1 Chronicles

12:19; 21:3; 21:23

2 Chronicles

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

Nehemiah

3:5; 8:10; 10:29

Job

3:19

Psalms

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

Proverbs

25:13; 27:18; 30:10

Isaiah

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

Jeremiah

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

Daniel

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

Hosea

12:14

Amos

4:1

Micah

4:13

Zechariah

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

Malachi

1:6; 1:6; 3:1; 3:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H113 matches the Hebrew אָדוֹן ('āḏôn),
which occurs 328 times in 281 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 6 (Gen 44:18–1Sa 25:29)

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:18 -

But Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:19 -

“My lord asked his servants, ‘Do you have a father or a brother? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:20 -

“and we answered my lord, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:22 -

“But we said to my lord, ‘The boy cannot leave his father. If he were to leave, his father would die.’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:24 -

“This is what happened when we went back to your servant my father: We reported to him the words of my lord.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:33 -

“Now please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave, in place of the boy. Let him go back with his brothers.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:8 -

“Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God. He has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household, and ruler over all the land of Egypt.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:9 -

“Return quickly to my father and say to him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:18 -

When that year was over, they came the next year and said to him, “We cannot hide from our lord that the silver is gone and that all our livestock belongs to our lord. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:25 -

“You have saved our lives,” they said. “We have found favor with our lord and will be Pharaoh’s slaves.”

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:4 -

“If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children belong to her master, and the man must leave alone.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:5 -

“But if the slave declares, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I do not want to leave as a free man,’

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:6 -

“his master is to bring him to the judges[fn] and then bring him to the door or doorpost. His master will pierce his ear with an awl, and he will serve his master for life.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:8 -

“If she is displeasing to her master, who chose her for himself, then he must let her be redeemed. He has no right to sell her to foreigners because he has acted treacherously toward her.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:32 -

“If the ox gores a male or female slave, he must give thirty shekels of silver[fn] to the slave’s master, and the ox must be stoned.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:17 -

“Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 32:22 -

“Don’t be enraged, my lord,” Aaron replied. “You yourself know that the people are intent on evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:23 -

“Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:28 -

Joshua son of Nun, assistant to Moses since his youth,[fn] responded, “Moses, my lord, stop them! ”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:11 -

and said to Moses, “My lord, please don’t hold against us this sin we have so foolishly committed.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:25 -

The Gadites and Reubenites answered Moses, “Your servants will do just as my lord commands.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:27 -

“but your servants are equipped for war before the LORD and will go across to the battle as my lord orders.”

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 36:2 -

They said, “The LORD commanded my lord to give the land as an inheritance by lot to the Israelites. My lord was further commanded by the LORD to give our brother Zelophehad’s inheritance to his daughters.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 -

“For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awe-inspiring God, showing no partiality and taking no bribe.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:15 -

“Do not return a slave to his master when he has escaped from his master to you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:25 -

The servants waited until they became embarrassed and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upstairs room. So they took the key and opened the doors ​— ​and there was their lord lying dead on the floor!

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 4:18 -

Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Don’t be afraid.” So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 6:13 -

Gideon said to him, “Please, my lord, if the LORD is with us, why has all this happened? And where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about? They said, ‘Hasn’t the LORD brought us out of Egypt? ’ But now the LORD has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:11 -

When they were near Jebus and the day was almost gone, the servant said to his master, “Please, why not let us stop at this Jebusite city and spend the night here? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:12 -

But his master replied to him, “We will not stop at a foreign city where there are no Israelites. Let’s move on to Gibeah.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:26 -

Early that morning, the woman made her way back, and as it was getting light, she collapsed at the doorway of the man’s house where her master was.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:27 -

When her master got up in the morning, opened the doors of the house, and went out to leave on his journey, there was the woman, his concubine, collapsed near the doorway of the house with her hands on the threshold.

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:13 -

“My lord,” she said, “I have found favor with you, for you have comforted and encouraged your servant, although I am not like one of your female servants.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:15 -

“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman with a broken heart. I haven’t had any wine or beer; I’ve been pouring out my heart before the LORD.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:26 -

“Please, my lord,” she said, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:16 -

“Let our lord command your servants here in your presence to look for someone who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the evil spirit from God comes on you, that person can play the lyre, and you will feel better.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 -

Then Jonathan called to him, “Hurry up and don’t stop! ” Jonathan’s servant picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:12 -

Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub! ”

“I’m at your service, my lord,” he said.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:6 -

He said to his men, “As the LORD is my witness, I would never do such a thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:8 -

After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, “My lord the king! ” When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:10 -

“You can see with your own eyes that the LORD handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I[fn][fn] took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:10 -

Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is Jesse’s son? Many slaves these days are running away from their masters.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:14 -

One of Nabal’s young men informed Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:17 -

“Now consider carefully[fn] what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ”

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:24 -

She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:25 -

“My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name:[fn] His name means ‘stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows.[fn] I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:26 -

“Now my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live ​— ​it is the LORD who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand—may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:27 -

“Let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28 -

“Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord because he fights the LORD’s battles. Throughout your life, may evil[fn] not be found in you.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:29 -

“Someone is pursuing you and intends to take your life. My lord’s life is tucked safely in the place[fn] where the LORD your God protects the living, but he is flinging away your enemies’ lives like stones from a sling.


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