Adonibezek — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק

אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק

ʼĂdônîy-Bezeq · pronounced ad-o''-nee-beh'-zek · Strong's H137 · a man

Adonibezek means lord of Bezek.

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אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn (from, H113) — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) open in the lexicon ›

בֶּזֶק Bezeq (and, H966) — lightning open in the lexicon ›

from H113 and H966; lord of Bezek; Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king.

Judg 1:5 And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Judges

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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