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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 - the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; the fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:5 - Now Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith, put himself forward and said, “I will be king.” So he got chariots and horses[fn] ready, with fifty men to run ahead of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:7 - Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, and they gave him their support.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:8 - But Zadok the priest, Benaiah son of Jehoiada, Nathan the prophet, Shimei and Rei and David’s special guard did not join Adonijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:9 - Adonijah then sacrificed sheep, cattle and fattened calves at the Stone of Zoheleth near En Rogel. 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 asked Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Have you not heard that Adonijah, the son of Haggith, has become king, and our lord David knows nothing about it?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:13 - Go in to King David and say to him, ‘My lord the king, did you not swear to me your servant: “Surely Solomon your son shall be king after me, and he will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:18 - But now Adonijah has become king, and you, my lord the king, do not know about it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:24 - Nathan said, “Have you, my lord the king, declared that Adonijah shall be king after you, and that he will sit on your throne?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:25 - Today he has gone down and sacrificed great numbers of cattle, fattened calves, and sheep. He has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest. Right now they are eating and drinking with 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 were finishing their feast. On hearing the sound of the trumpet, Joab asked, “What’s the meaning of all the noise in the city?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:42 - Even as he was speaking, Jonathan son of Abiathar the priest arrived. Adonijah said, “Come in. A worthy man like you must be bringing good news.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:43 - “Not at all!” Jonathan answered. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:49

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:49 - At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 1:50

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:50 - But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, 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 Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today 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 - Now Adonijah, the son of Haggith, went to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother. Bathsheba asked him, “Do you come peacefully?” He answered, “Yes, peacefully.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:19 - When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat down at his right hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:21 - So she said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given in marriage to your brother Adonijah.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:22 - King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? You might as well request the kingdom for him—after all, he is my older brother—yes, for him and for Abiathar the priest and Joab 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: “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if Adonijah does not pay with his life for this request!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:24 - And now, as surely as the LORD lives—he who has established me securely on the throne of my father David and has founded a dynasty for me 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 reached Joab, who had conspired with Adonijah though not with Absalom, he fled to the tent of the LORD and took 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 the son of Maakah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 17:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 17:8 - With them were certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah—and 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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