Adonikam — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲדֹנִיקָם

אֲדֹנִיקָם

ʼĂdônîyqâm · pronounced ad-o-nee-kawm' · Strong's H140 · a man

Adonikam means lord of rising (i.e. high).

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

קוּם qûwm (and, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) open in the lexicon ›

from H113 and H6965; lord of rising (i.e. high); Adonikam, the name of one or two Israelites.

Ezra 2:13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

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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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