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Adonijah — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲדֹנִיָּה

אֲדֹנִיָּה

ʼĂdônîyâh · pronounced ad-o-nee-yaw' · Strong's H138 · a man

Adonijah means lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah.

Built from

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

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ; from H113 and H3050; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah; Adonijah, the name of three Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 3:4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital; (KJV)

Every verse that names Adonijah

26 occurrences in 26 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah

2Sam 3:41Kgs 1:51Kgs 1:71Kgs 1:81Kgs 1:91Kgs 1:111Kgs 1:131Kgs 1:181Kgs 1:241Kgs 1:251Kgs 1:411Kgs 1:421Kgs 1:431Kgs 1:491Kgs 1:501Kgs 1:511Kgs 2:131Kgs 2:191Kgs 2:211Kgs 2:221Kgs 2:231Kgs 2:241Kgs 2:281Chr 3:22Chr 17:8Neh 10:17

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