ʼĂdônîyqâm — H140

Definition

masculine proper noun

Adonikam, the name of one or two Israelites

1. Adonikam = "my lord arose"
2. the head of an Israelite clan who returned from exile

Usually translated as

Adonikam

Origin

from H113 and H6965; lord of rising (i.e. high)

• Derived from ʼâdôwn (H113)
• Derived from Qûwm (H6965)

Occurrences

ʼĂdônîyqâm occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezra (2), Nehemiah (1)

• Ezra 2:13 — The children of Adonikam (אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם), six hundred sixty and six.
• Ezra 8:13 — And of the last sons of Adonikam (אֲדֹנִיקָם֮), whose names are these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore males.
• Nehemiah 7:18 — The children of Adonikam (אֲדֹ֣נִיקָ֔ם), six hundred threescore and seven.