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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 Box 2Sa 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 Box 1Ki 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:5 - Now Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, “I will be king.” And he prepared for himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest. And they followed Adonijah and helped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 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 mighty men were not with Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:9 - Adonijah sacrificed sheep, oxen, and fattened cattle by the Serpent’s Stone, which is beside En-rogel, and he invited all his brothers, the king’s sons, and all the royal officials of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:11 - Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith has become king and David our lord does not know it?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13 - Go in at once to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? Why then is Adonijah king?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:18 - And now, behold, Adonijah is king, although you, my lord the king, do not know it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24 - And Nathan said, “My lord the king, have you said, ‘Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne’?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - For he has gone down this day and has sacrificed oxen, fattened cattle, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders[fn] of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, and saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:41

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:41 - Adonijah and all the guests who were with him heard it as they finished feasting. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, “What does this uproar in the city mean?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came. And Adonijah said, “Come in, for you are a worthy man and bring good news.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 - Jonathan answered Adonijah, “No, for our lord King David has made Solomon king,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49 - Then all the guests of Adonijah trembled and rose, and each went his own way.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - And Adonijah feared Solomon. So he arose and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:51

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:51 - Then it was told Solomon, “Behold, Adonijah fears King Solomon, for behold, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:13 - Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, “Do you come peacefully?” He said, “Peacefully.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19 - So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him on behalf of Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne and had a seat brought for the king’s mother, and she sat on his right.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:21 - She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as his wife.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also, for he is my older brother, and on his side are Abiathar[fn] the priest and Joab the son of Zeruiah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:23 - Then King Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, “God do so to me and more also if this word does not cost Adonijah his life!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24 - Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:28 - When the news came to Joab—for Joab had supported Adonijah although he had not supported Absalom—Joab fled to the tent of the LORD and caught hold of the horns of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 3:2

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:8

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:16

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