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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, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; and the fifth, Shephatiah, the son of Abital;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:5 - Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, lifting himself up in pride, said, I will become king; and he made ready his carriages of war and his horsemen, with fifty runners to go before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - And he had talk with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they were on his side and gave him their support.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet and Shimei and Rei, and David's men of war did not take the side of Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:9 - Then Adonijah put to death sheep and oxen and fat beasts by the stone of Zoheleth, by En-rogel; and he sent for all his brothers, the king's sons, and all the men of Judah, the king's servants, to come to him:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:11 - Then Nathan said to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon, Has it not come to your ears that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has made himself king without the knowledge of David our lord?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13 - Come now, go to King David and say to him, Did you not, O my lord, take an oath to me, your servant, saying, Truly Solomon your son will be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom? why then is Adonijah acting as king?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:18 - And now, see, Adonijah has made himself king without my lord's knowledge;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24 - And Nathan said, O my lord king, have you said, Adonijah is to be king after me, seated on the seat of my kingdom?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - Because today he has gone down and has put to death oxen and fat beasts and sheep in great numbers, and has sent for all the king's sons to come to him, with the captains of the army and Abiathar the priest; and they are feasting before him and crying, Long life to King Adonijah!

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41 - And it came to the ears of Adonijah and all the guests who were with him, when their meal was ended. And Joab, hearing the sound of the horn, said, What is the reason of this noise as if the town was worked up?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - And while the words were on his lips, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, came; and Adonijah said, Come in; for you are a man of good faith and the news which you have for us will be good.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 - And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but 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 Adonijah got up in fear and went away, every man to his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - And Adonijah himself was full of fear because of Solomon; and he got up and went to the altar, and put his hands on its horns.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51 - And they gave Solomon word of it, saying, See, Adonijah goes in such fear of King Solomon, that he has put his hands on the horns of the altar, saying, Let King Solomon first give me his oath that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:13 - Then Adonijah, the son of Haggith, came to Bath-sheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, Come you in peace? And he said, Yes, in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19 - So Bath-sheba went to King Solomon to have talk with him on Adonijah's account. And the king got up to come to her, and went down low to the earth before her; then he took his place on the king's seat and had a seat made ready for the king's mother and she took her place at his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:21 - And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother for a wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - Then King Solomon made answer and said to his mother, Why are you requesting me to give Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah? Take the kingdom for him in addition, for he is my older brother, and Abiathar the priest and Joab, the son of Zeruiah, are on his side.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:23 - Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24 - Now by the living Lord, who has given me my place on the seat of David my father, and made me one of a line of kings, as he gave me his word, truly Adonijah will be put to death this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - And news of this came to Joab; for Joab had been one of Adonijah's supporters, though he had not been on Absalom's side. Then Joab went in flight to the Tent of the Lord, and put his hands on the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 3:2 - The third Absalom, the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth Adonijah, the son of Haggith;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8 - And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:16 - Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
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