ʼĂdônîy-Tsedeq — H139

Definition

masculine proper noun

Adoni-Tsedek, a Canaanitish king

1. Adoni-zedek = "my lord is righteous"
2. Canaanite king slain by Joshua

Usually translated as

Adonizedec

Origin

from H113 and H6664; lord of justice

• Derived from ʼâdôwn (H113)
• Derived from Tsedeq (H6664)

Occurrences

ʼĂdônîy-Tsedeq occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2)

• Joshua 10:1 — Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek (אֲדֹֽנִי) king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
• Joshua 10:3 — Wherefore Adoni-zedek (אֲדֹנִי) king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,