ʼâdôwn — H113

H113 · Hebrew — אדון

Pronunciation: aw-done'

Other spellings: ʼâdôn אָדֹן

Definition

masculine noun

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

  1. firm, strong, lord, master
    1. lord, master
      1. reference to men
        1. superintendent of household, of affairs
        2. master
        3. king
      2. reference to God
        1. the Lord God
        2. Lord of the whole earth
    2. lords, kings
      1. reference to men
        1. proprietor of hill of Samaria
        2. master
        3. husband
        4. prophet
        5. governor
        6. prince
        7. king
      2. reference to God
        1. Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")
    3. my lord, my master
      1. reference to men
        1. master
        2. husband
        3. prophet
        4. prince
        5. king
        6. father
        7. Moses
        8. priest
        9. theophanic angel
        10. captain
        11. general recognition of superiority
      2. reference to God
        1. my Lord, my Lord and my God
        2. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Usually translated as

lord, master, owner

Origin

or (shortened) ʼâdôn; from an unused root (meaning to rule)

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʼâdôwn occurs 335 times in 287 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (59), Exodus (8), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (2), Joshua (3), Judges (7), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (30), 2 Samuel (43), 1 Kings (30), 2 Kings (35), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (4), Nehemiah (3), Job (1), Psalms (12), Proverbs (3), Isaiah (15), Jeremiah (5), Daniel (5), Hosea (1), Amos (1), Micah (1), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (7), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — A