Usually translated as
excellent, mighty, principal, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mightier one, noble, worthy
Occurrences
ʼaddîyr occurs 27 times in 25 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (6), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (5), Ezekiel (2), Nahum (2), Zechariah (1)
- Exodus 15:10 — Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty (אַדִּירִֽים) waters.
- Judges 5:13 — Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles (לְאַדִּירִ֖ים) among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.
- Judges 5:25 — He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly (אַדִּירִ֖ים) dish.
- 1 Samuel 4:8 — Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty (הָאַדִּירִ֖ים) Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
- 2 Chronicles 23:20 — And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles (הָֽאַדִּירִים֩), and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land, and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they came through the high gate into the king’s house, and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom.
- Nehemiah 3:5 — And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles (וְאַדִּֽירֵיהֶם֙) put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
- Nehemiah 10:29 — They clave to their brethren, their nobles (אַדִּירֵיהֶם֒), and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
- Psalms 8:1 — O LORD our Lord, how excellent (אַדִּ֣יר) is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
- Psalms 8:9 — O LORD our Lord, how excellent (אַדִּ֥יר) is thy name in all the earth!
- Psalms 16:3 — But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent (וְ֝אַדִּירֵ֗י), in whom is all my delight.
- Psalms 76:4 — Thou art more glorious and excellent (אַדִּ֗יר) than the mountains of prey.
- Psalms 93:4 — The LORD on high is mightier (אַדִּירִ֣ים) than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
- Psalms 93:4 — The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty (אַדִּ֖יר) waves of the sea.
- Psalms 136:18 — And slew famous (אַדִּירִ֑ים) kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:
- Isaiah 10:34 — And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one (בְּאַדִּ֥יר).
- Isaiah 33:21 — But there the glorious (אַדִּ֤יר) LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.
- Isaiah 33:21 — But there the glorious LORD will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant (אַדִּ֖יר) ship pass thereby.
- Jeremiah 14:3 — And their nobles (וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם) have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
- Jeremiah 25:34 — Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal (אַדִּירֵ֣י) of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
- Jeremiah 25:35 — And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal (מֵאַדִּירֵ֥י) of the flock to escape.
- Jeremiah 25:36 — A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal (אַדִּירֵ֣י) of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.
- Jeremiah 30:21 — And their nobles (אַדִּיר֜וֹ) shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
- Ezekiel 17:23 — In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly (אַדִּ֑יר) cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
- Ezekiel 32:18 — Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous (אַדִּרִ֛ם) nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
- Nahum 2:5 — He shall recount his worthies (אַדִּירָ֔יו): they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
- Nahum 3:18 — Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles (אַדִּירֶ֑יךָ) shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
- Zechariah 11:2 — Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty (אַדִּרִ֖ים) are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.