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Lexicon :: Strong's H136 - 'ăḏōnāy

Strong's

Red Letter

אֲדֹנָי

Transliteration

'ăḏōnāy

Pronunciation

ad-o-noy'

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Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

An emphatic form of אָדוֹן (H113)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 27b

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'; an emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only):—(my) Lord.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 434x

The KJV translates Strong's H136 in the following manner: Lord (431x), lord (2x), God (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 434x

The KJV translates Strong's H136 in the following manner: Lord (431x), lord (2x), God (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

my lord, lord
1. of men
2. of God
Lord - title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'; an emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only):—(my) Lord.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H136: Abbreviations

אָדוֺן noun masculine

בִּי אֲדנָי Exodus 4:10, 13; Joshua 7:8 (J) Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8 is referred to God

(2) reference to God: אֲדֹנָי

a. my Lord Genesis 20:4 (? E) Exodus 15:17 (Samaritan יהוה) elsewhere in Hexateuch, J; Genesis 18:3(?); Genesis 18:27, 30, 31, 32; [H113 Genesis 19:2, 18(?)] Exodus 4:10; Exodus 4:13; Exodus 5:22; Exodus 34:9; Numbers 14:17; Joshua 7:8; also Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8; not Samuel; 1 Kings 22:6; 2 Kings 19:23; not Chron. except memorials Ezra 10:3 (reference to Ezra) Nehemiah 1:11; Nehemiah 4:8 [Nehemiah 4:14]; Wisdom Literature only Job 28:28 (doubtless scribal error for יהוֺה of many MSS.); not Hosea; Isaiah 37:24; [H3068 Isaiah 38:14], 16 (historical part); exile Isaiah 49:14 (compare H113 Isaiah 51:22); Micah 1:2; Psalm 16:2 + (47 times, chiefly this sense, except below b.; compare אֱלֹהַי וַאדֹנָי my Lord and my God Psalm 35:23; (writers that use אֱלֹהִים seldom use אֲדֹנָי);

b. Adonay proper name of God, parallel with Yahweh, substitution for it often by scribal error, & eventually supplanting it. In earlier Isaiah 3:17 + (19 times seeming to belong here), Amos 7:7, 8; Amos 9:1; Ezekiel 18:25, 29; Ezekiel 33:17, 20; (H3068 Ezekiel 21:14 [Ezekiel 21:9]) (probably אֲדֹנָי י׳ as in usual phrase); Zechariah 9:4; [H3068 Malachi 1:12], 14; Lamentations 1:14 + (14 times) Psalm 2:4; Psalm 37:13; Psalm 78:65; [H3068 Psalm 90:17] (? יהוה) Psalm 110:5 (Dalman puts most of these below (a); — many cases are doubtful); 1 Kings 3:10, [H3068 1 Kings 3:15] (Masoretic אדני for יהוה compare Dalm 2 Kings 7:6; Dalm rightly questions; he reads יהוה). The phrases אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהַי Psalm 38:16 [Psalm 38:15]; Psalm 86:12, Adonay my God; אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים Daniel 9:3, אֱלֹהֵינוּ א׳ Daniel 9:9, 15, הָאֵל א׳ Daniel 9:4 favour taking א׳ Daniel 1:2; Daniel 9:7, 8 (יהוה ?) Daniel 9:16; Daniel 9:17; Daniel 9:19; Daniel 9:19; Daniel 9:19 as the divine name.

4. אֲדֹנָי יהוה

(a) my Lord Yahweh (see H3068 יהוה) Genesis 15:2, 8 (JE) Joshua 7:7 (J, Greek Version of the LXX

omit י׳) Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 9:26; Judges 6:22; Judges 16:28; [H3068 2 Samuel 7:1] (6 times) 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 8:53; probably Amos 3:7, 8; Amos 7:2, 4, 5; Amos 9:8; Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 32:17, 25; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 20:49; Ezekiel 37:3 (יָדַע כִּי אֲני א׳ י׳) Ezekiel 13:9; Ezekiel 23:49; Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 28:24; Ezekiel 29:16 inappropriate in mouth of God; strike out אֲדֹנָי (Co) or read אֱלֹהֵיכֶם י׳ (Dalm); Micah 1:2; Zephaniah 1:7; Obadiah 1; Zechariah 9:14; Psalm 71:5; Psalm 71:16; Psalm 73:28;

(b) apparently proper name Adonay Yahweh Isaiah 25:8; Jeremiah 44:26; exile Isaiah 40:10 + (10 times, but Isaiah 61:1, 11 read יהוה, Greek Version of the LXX

);

(c) uncertain whether (a) or (b) in prophetic formula אָמַר י׳ א׳ Isaiah 7:7; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 52:4; Isaiah 65:13; Jeremiah 7:20; Amos 1:8; Amos 3:11; Amos 5:3; Amos 7:6; Obadiah 1; Ezekiel (131 times); י׳ נְאֻם א׳ Isaiah 56:8; Jeremiah 2:22; Amos 3:13; Amos 4:5; Amos 8:3, 9, 11; Ezekiel (80 times); י׳ דְּבַר־א׳ Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 25:3; Ezekiel 36:4; י׳ נִשְׁבַּע א׳ Amos 4:2; Amos 6:8; י׳ כֹּה הִרְאַנִי א׳ Amos 7:1, 4; Amos 8:1.

5. יהוה אֲדֹנָי Yahweh my Lord Psalm 68:21 [Psalm 68:20]; Psalm 109:21; Psalm 140:8 [Psalm 140:7]; Psalm 141:8; Habakkuk 3:19.

6. אֲדֹנָי יהוה צְבָאוֺת

(a) my Lord Yahweh Ṣ (see H6635 צבאות) Psalm 69:7 [Psalm 69:6]; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 10:23; Isaiah 22:5, 12; Isaiah 28:22 compare אֱלֹהֵי הַצְבָאוֺת א׳ י׳, Yahweh, the God of Hosts my Lord Amos 5:16;

(b) a divine name, Adonay, Yahweh Jeremiah 46:10 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 50:25;

(c) uncertain are צ׳ י׳ כֹּה אָמַר א׳ Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 22:14, 15; נְאֻם א׳ צ׳ י׳ Isaiah 3:15; Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 49:5; Jeremiah 50:31.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:2; 15:8; 18:3; 18:27; 18:30; 18:31; 18:32; 20:4

Exodus

4:10; 4:10; 4:13; 4:13; 5:22; 15:17; 34:9

Numbers

14:17

Deuteronomy

3:24; 9:26

Joshua

7:7; 7:8; 7:8

Judges

6:15; 6:15; 6:22; 13:8; 13:8; 16:28

1 Kings

2:26; 3:10; 8:53; 22:6

2 Kings

Ezra

Nehemiah

Job

Psalms

2:4; 16:2; 35:23; 37:13; 38:15; 68:20; 69:6; 71:5; 71:16; 73:28; 78:65; 86:12; 109:21; 110:5; 140:7; 141:8

Isaiah

3:15; 3:17; 7:7; 10:23; 10:24; 22:5; 22:12; 22:14; 22:15; 25:8; 28:16; 28:22; 30:15; 37:24; 38:16; 40:10; 49:14; 49:22; 52:4; 56:8; 61:1; 61:11; 65:13

Jeremiah

1:6; 2:19; 2:22; 4:10; 7:20; 14:13; 32:17; 32:25; 44:26; 46:10; 49:5; 50:25; 50:31

Lamentations

1:14

Ezekiel

4:14; 6:3; 8:1; 9:8; 11:13; 13:9; 18:25; 18:29; 20:49; 23:49; 24:24; 25:3; 28:24; 29:16; 33:17; 33:20; 36:4; 37:3

Daniel

1:2; 9:3; 9:4; 9:7; 9:8; 9:9; 9:15; 9:16; 9:17; 9:19; 9:19; 9:19

Amos

1:8; 3:7; 3:8; 3:11; 3:13; 4:2; 4:5; 5:3; 5:16; 6:8; 7:1; 7:2; 7:4; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 8:1; 8:3; 8:9; 8:11; 9:1; 9:5; 9:8

Obadiah

1; 1

Micah

1:2; 1:2

Habakkuk

3:19

Zephaniah

1:7

Zechariah

9:4; 9:14

Malachi

1:14

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H136

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Strong's Number H136 matches the Hebrew אֲדֹנָי ('ăḏōnāy),
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Amo 1:8 - And I will cut off^H3772 the inhabitant^H3427 from Ashdod,^H795 and him that holdeth^H8551 the sceptre^H7626 from Ashkelon,^H831 and I will turn^H7725 mine hand^H3027 against Ekron:^H6138 and the remnant^H7611 of the Philistines^H6430 shall perish,^H6 saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069

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Amo 3:7 - Surely the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 will do^H6213 nothing,^H1697 but he revealeth^H1540 his secret^H5475 unto his servants^H5650 the prophets.^H5030

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Amo 3:8 - The lion^H738 hath roared,^H7580 who will not^H3808 fear?^H3372 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 hath spoken,^H1696 who can but prophesy?^H5012

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Amo 3:11 - Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 An adversary^H6862 there shall be even round about^H5439 the land;^H776 and he shall bring down^H3381 thy strength^H5797 from thee, and thy palaces^H759 shall be spoiled.^H962

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Amo 3:13 - Hear^H8085 ye, and testify^H5749 in the house^H1004 of Jacob,^H3290 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 the God^H430 of hosts,^H6635

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Amo 4:2 - The Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 hath sworn^H7650 by his holiness,^H6944 that, lo, the days^H3117 shall come^H935 upon you, that he will take you away^H5375 with hooks,^H6793 and your posterity^H319 with fishhooks.^H1729^H5518

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Amo 4:5 - And offer^H6999 a sacrifice of thanksgiving^H8426 with leaven,^H2557 and proclaim^H7121 and publish^H8085 the free offerings:^H5071 for this^H3651 liketh^H157 you, O ye children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069

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Amo 5:3 - For thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 The city^H5892 that went out^H3318 by a thousand^H505 shall leave^H7604 an hundred,^H3967 and that which went forth^H3318 by an hundred^H3967 shall leave^H7604 ten,^H6235 to the house^H1004 of Israel.^H3478

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Amo 5:16 - Therefore the LORD,^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts,^H6635 the Lord,^H136 saith^H559 thus; Wailing^H4553 shall be in all streets;^H7339 and they shall say^H559 in all the highways,^H2351 Alas!^H1930 alas!^H1930 and they shall call^H7121 the husbandman^H406 to mourning,^H60 and such as are skilful^H3045 of lamentation^H5092 to wailing.^H4553

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Amo 6:8 - The Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 hath sworn^H7650 by himself,^H5315 saith^H5002 the LORD^H3068 the God^H430 of hosts,^H6635 I abhor^H8374 the excellency^H1347 of Jacob,^H3290 and hate^H8130 his palaces:^H759 therefore will I deliver up^H5462 the city^H5892 with all that is therein.^H4393

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Amo 7:1 - Thus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200 unto me; and, behold, he formed^H3335 grasshoppers^H1462 in the beginning^H8462 of the shooting up^H5927 of the latter growth;^H3954 and, lo, it was the latter growth^H3954 after^H310 the king's^H4428 mowings.^H1488

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Amo 7:2 - And it came to pass, that when they had made an end^H3615 of eating^H398 the grass^H6212 of the land,^H776 then I said,^H559 O Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 forgive,^H5545 I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob^H3290 arise?^H6965 for he is small.^H6996

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Amo 7:4 - Thus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200 unto me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 called^H7121 to contend^H7378 by fire,^H784 and it devoured^H398 the great^H7227 deep,^H8415 and did eat up^H398 a part.^H2506

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Amo 7:5 - Then said^H559 I, O Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 cease,^H2308 I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob^H3290 arise?^H6965 for he is small.^H6996

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Amo 7:6 - The LORD^H3068 repented^H5162 for this: This also shall not be, saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD.^H3069

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Amo 7:7 - Thus he shewed^H7200 me: and, behold, the Lord^H136 stood^H5324 upon a wall^H2346 made by a plumbline,^H594 with a plumbline^H594 in his hand.^H3027

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Amo 7:8 - And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto me, Amos,^H5986 what seest^H7200 thou? And I said,^H559 A plumbline.^H594 Then said^H559 the Lord,^H136 Behold, I will set^H7760 a plumbline^H594 in the midst^H7130 of my people^H5971 Israel:^H3478 I will not again^H3254 pass by^H5674 them any more:

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Amo 8:1 - Thus hath the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 shewed^H7200 unto me: and behold a basket^H3619 of summer fruit.^H7019

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Amo 8:3 - And the songs^H7892 of the temple^H1964 shall be howlings^H3213 in that day,^H3117 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD:^H3069 there shall be many^H7227 dead bodies^H6297 in every place;^H4725 they shall cast them forth^H7993 with silence.^H2013

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Amo 8:9 - And it shall come to pass in that day,^H3117 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 that I will cause the sun^H8121 to go down^H935 at noon,^H6672 and I will darken^H2821 the earth^H776 in the clear^H216 day:^H3117

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Amo 8:11 - Behold, the days^H3117 come,^H935 saith^H5002 the Lord^H136 GOD,^H3069 that I will send^H7971 a famine^H7458 in the land,^H776 not a famine^H7458 of bread,^H3899 nor a thirst^H6772 for water,^H4325 but of hearing^H8085 the words^H1697 of the LORD:^H3068

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Amo 9:1 - I saw^H7200 the Lord^H136 standing^H5324 upon the altar:^H4196 and he said,^H559 Smite^H5221 the lintel of the door,^H3730 that the posts^H5592 may shake:^H7493 and cut^H1214 them in the head,^H7218 all of them; and I will slay^H2026 the last^H319 of them with the sword:^H2719 he that fleeth^H5127 of them shall not flee away,^H5127 and he that escapeth^H6412 of them shall not be delivered.^H4422

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Amo 9:5 - And the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 of hosts^H6635 is he that toucheth^H5060 the land,^H776 and it shall melt,^H4127 and all that dwell^H3427 therein shall mourn:^H56 and it shall rise up^H5927 wholly like a flood;^H2975 and shall be drowned,^H8257 as by the flood^H2975 of Egypt.^H4714

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Amo 9:8 - Behold, the eyes^H5869 of the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 are upon the sinful^H2403 kingdom,^H4467 and I will destroy^H8045 it from off the face^H6440 of the earth;^H127 saving^H657 that I will not utterly^H8045 destroy^H8045 the house^H1004 of Jacob,^H3290 saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068

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