◄ 137. Adoni-bezeq ►
Strong's Lexicon Adoni-bezeq: Adoni-bezek Original Word: אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Adoniy-Bezeq Pronunciation: ah-doh-nee-beh-zehk Phonetic Spelling: (ad-o''-nee-beh'-zek) Definition: Adoni-Bezek Meaning: "Lord of Bezek" Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אֲדֹנִי (Adoni) meaning "lord" or "master" and בֶּזֶק (Bezek), which is a place name. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Adoni-Bezek, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text. However, the concept of a "lord" or "master" can be related to Greek terms such as κύριος (kurios), which is Strong's Greek Number 2962. Usage: This proper noun refers to a Canaanite king who was defeated by the Israelites during the conquest of Canaan. Context: Adoni-Bezek was a Canaanite king mentioned in the Book of Judges. He ruled over the city of Bezek and is noted for his cruel treatment of seventy kings, whom he mutilated by cutting off their thumbs and big toes, forcing them to gather scraps under his table. This act of cruelty is recounted in Judges 1:5-7, where the Israelites capture and defeat him. Upon his capture, the Israelites inflicted the same punishment on him, cutting off his thumbs and big toes. Adoni-Bezek acknowledged the justice of this retribution, stating, "As I have done, so God has repaid me." He was then brought to Jerusalem, where he died. His story serves as a narrative of divine justice and retribution, illustrating the principle of "measure for measure." NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from adon and Bezeq Definition "lord of Bezek," a ruler in Canaan NASB Translation Adoni-bezek (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs אֲדֹנִיבֶֿ֫זֶק proper name, masculine (or title) king of Canaanite city Bezek Judges 1:7; without Maqqeph Judges 1:5; Judges 1:6. **Read probably קּצֶ֫דֶק׳א, see GFMJud 1:5. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Adoni-bezek From 'adown and Bezeq; lord of Bezek; Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king -- Adoni-bezek. see HEBREW 'adown see HEBREW Bezeq Forms and Transliterations בֶ֔זֶק בֶ֗זֶק בֶ֙זֶק֙ בזק ḇe·zeq ḇezeq vezek Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Judges 1:5 HEB: אֶת־ אֲדֹנִ֥י בֶ֙זֶק֙ בְּבֶ֔זֶק וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ NAS: They found Adoni-bezek in Bezek KJV: And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: INT: found Adoni-bezek Bezek and fought Judges 1:6 HEB: וַיָּ֙נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו NAS: But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued KJV: But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued INT: fled Adoni-bezek pursued after Judges 1:7 HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲדֹֽנִי־ בֶ֗זֶק שִׁבְעִ֣ים ׀ מְלָכִ֡ים NAS: Adoni-bezek said, Seventy KJV: And Adonibezek said, INT: said Adoni-bezek Seventy kings 3 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 137 3 Occurrences ḇe·zeq — 3 Occ.