Adonizedec — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶק
אֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶק
Adonizedec means lord of justice.
Built from
אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine) open in the lexicon ›
צֶדֶק tsedeq — the right (natural, moral or legal) open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
from H113 and H6664; lord of justice; Adoni-Tsedek, a Canaanitish king.
First appearance
Josh 10:1 Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
