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Lexicon :: Strong's H138 - 'ăḏōnîyâ

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אֲדֹנִיָּה
Transliteration
'ăḏōnîyâ
Pronunciation
ad-o-nee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

אֲדֹנִיָּה ʼĂdônîyâh, ad-o-nee-yaw'; original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ʼĂdônîyâhûw ; from H113 and H3050; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Adonijah, the name of three Israelites:—Adonijah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H138 in the following manner: Adonijah (26x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H138 in the following manner: Adonijah (26x).

  1. Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"

    1. fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne

    2. Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law

    3. a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲדֹנִיָּה ʼĂdônîyâh, ad-o-nee-yaw'; original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ʼĂdônîyâhûw ; from H113 and H3050; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Adonijah, the name of three Israelites:—Adonijah.
STRONGS H138: Abbreviations
(אֲדֹיִּנָה) אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (my Lord is Yahweh, compare Phoenician אדנאשמן, אדנבעל, אדנשמש etc., in Assyrian Aduniba' al SchrKB II, 172)
1. fourth son of David 1 Kings 1:8 + 11 times, 1 Kings 2:13 + 5 times (= אֲדֹנִיָּה 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5, 7, 18; 1 Kings 2:28; 1 Chronicles 3:2).
2. a Levite † 2 Chronicles 17:8.
3. a chief of the people † Nehemiah 10:17 (= אֲדֹנִיקָם Nehemiah 7:18; Ezra 2:13; compare Ezra 8:13).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

3:4

1 Kings

1:5; 1:7; 1:8; 1:18; 2:13; 2:28

1 Chronicles

3:2

2 Chronicles

17:8

Ezra

2:13; 8:13

Nehemiah

7:18; 10:17

H138

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H138 matches the Hebrew אֲדֹנִיָּה ('ăḏōnîyâ),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:4 - And the fourth was Ornia, the son of Aggith, and the fifth was Saphatia, the son of Abital.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:5 - And Adonias the son of Aggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king; and he [fn]prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - And he conferred with Joab the son of Saruia, and with Abiathar the priest, and they [fn]followed after Adonias.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Sadoc the priest, and Banæas the son of Jodae, and Nathan the prophet, and Semei, and Resi, and the [fn]mighty men of David, did not follow Adonias.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:9 - And Adonias sacrificed sheep and calves and lambs by the [fn]stone of Zoelethi, which was near [fn]Rogel: and he called all his brethren, and all the adult men of Juda, servants of the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:11 - And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith [fn]reigns, and our lord David [fn]knows it not?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13 - Haste, and go in to king David, and thou shalt speak to him, saying, Hast not thou, my lord, O king, sworn to thine handmaid, saying, Thy son Solomon shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then does Adonias reign?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:18 - And now, behold, Adonias reigns, and thou, my lord, O king, knowest it not.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24 - And Nathan said, My lord, O king, didst thou say, Adonias shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - For he has gone down to-day, and has sacrificed calves and lambs and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons, and the chiefs of the army, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and they said, Long live king Adonias.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41 - And Adonias and all his guests heard, and they had just left off eating: and Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, and said, What means the voice of the city in tumult?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - While he was yet speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came in: and Adonias said, Come in, for thou art a mighty man, and thou comest to bring glad tidings.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 - And Jonathan answered and said, Verily our lord king David has made Solomon king:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49 - And all the guests of Adonias were dismayed, and every man went his way.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - And Adonias feared because of Solomon, and arose, and departed, and laid hold on the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51 - And it was reported to Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonias fears king Solomon, and holds the horns of the altar, saying, Let Solomon swear to me this day, that he will not slay his servant with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:13 - And Adonias the son of Aggith came in to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, and did obeisance to her: and she said, [fn]Dost thou enter peaceably? and he said, Peaceably:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19 - And Bersabee went in to king Solomon to speak to him concerning Adonias; and the king rose up to meet her, and kissed her, and sat on the throne, and a throne was set for the mother of the king, and she sat on his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:21 - And she said, Let, I pray thee, Abisag the Somanite be given to Adonias thy brother to wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - And king Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why hast thou asked Abisag for Adonias? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother, and he has for his companion Abiathar the priest, and Joab the son of Saruia the commander-in-chief.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:23 - And king Solomon swore by the Lord, saying, God do so to me, and [fn]more also, if it be not that Adonias has spoken this word against his own life.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24 - And now as the Lord lives who has established me, and set me on the throne of my father David, and he has made me a house, as the Lord spoke, this day shall Adonias be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - And the report came to Joab son of Saruia; for Joab had turned after Adonias, and he went not after Solomon: and Joab fled to the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:2 - The third, Abessalom, the son of Mocha the daughter of Tholmai king of Gedsur; the fourth, Adonia the son of Aggith.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8 - And with them were the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:16 - (LXX 10:17) Adania, Bagoi, Hedin
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