◄ 138. Adoniyyahu ►
Strong's Lexicon Adoniyyahu: Adonijah Original Word: אֲדֹנִיָּה Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: Adoniyah Pronunciation: ah-do-nee-YAH-hoo Phonetic Spelling: (ad-o-nee-yaw') Definition: Adonijah Meaning: "My Lord is Yahweh" Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: אָדוֹן (Adon) meaning "lord" or "master" and יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God. Thus, the name means "my lord is Yahweh." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name Adonijah in the Strong's Greek Concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew culture and context. However, the concept of "lord" as in "Adon" can be related to Greek terms like κύριος (kyrios), meaning "lord" or "master," which is used in the New Testament to refer to God or Jesus Christ. Usage: Adonijah is used as a proper noun, specifically as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers to several individuals, most notably a son of King David. Context: • Adonijah, Son of David: Adonijah was the fourth son of King David, born to Haggith. He is most prominently known for his attempt to usurp the throne of Israel during the final days of David's reign. As recorded in 1 Kings 1, Adonijah declared himself king without David's approval, gathering support from key figures such as Joab, the commander of the army, and Abiathar the priest. However, his attempt was thwarted when Nathan the prophet and Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, informed David, leading to Solomon's anointing as king. Adonijah's actions resulted in his eventual downfall, and after a brief period of clemency, he was executed by Solomon for further attempts to undermine the throne (1 Kings 2:13-25). • Other Individuals Named Adonijah: The name also appears in other contexts, referring to different individuals in the genealogies and lists of returnees from the Babylonian exile (e.g., 1 Chronicles 3:2, Nehemiah 10:16). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from adon and Yah Definition "my Lord is Yahweh," the name of several Isr. NASB Translation Adonijah (26). Brown-Driver-Briggs (אֲדֹיִּנָה) אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (my Lord is Yahweh, compare Phoenician אדנאשמן, אדנבעל, אדנשמש etc., in Assyrian Aduniba' al SchrKB II, 172) 1 fourth son of David 1 Kings 1:8 11t., 1 Kings 2:13 5t. (= אֲדֹנִיָּה 2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1:5,7,18; 1 Kings 2:28; 1 Chronicles 3:2). 2 a Levite2Chronicles 17:8. 3 a chief of the people Nehemiah 10:17 (= אֲדֹנִיקָם Nehemiah 7:18; Ezra 2:13; compare Ezra 8:13). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Adonijah Original (prolonged) dadoniyahuw {ad-o-nee- yaw'-hoo}; from 'adown and Yahh; lord (i.e. Worshipper) of Jah; Adonijah, the name of three Israelites -- Adonijah. see HEBREW 'adown see HEBREW Yahh Forms and Transliterations אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה אֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה אֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃ אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃ אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃ אדניה אדניה׃ אדניהו אדניהו׃ וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּ וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה ואדניה ואדניהו לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ לאדניהו ’ă·ḏō·ni·yā·hū ’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū ’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh ’ăḏōnîyāh ’ăḏōniyāhū ’ăḏōnîyāhū adoniYah adoniYahu la’ăḏōnîyāhū la·’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū laadoniYahu vaadoniYah vaaDoniYahu wa’ăḏōnîyāh wa’ăḏōnîyāhū wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Samuel 3:4 HEB: וְהָרְבִיעִ֖י אֲדֹנִיָּ֣ה בֶן־ חַגִּ֑ית NAS: and the fourth, Adonijah the son KJV: And the fourth, Adonijah the son INT: and the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith 1 Kings 1:5 HEB: וַאֲדֹנִיָּ֧ה בֶן־ חַגִּ֛ית NAS: Now Adonijah the son of Haggith KJV: Then Adonijah the son of Haggith INT: now Adonijah the son of Haggith 1 Kings 1:7 HEB: וַֽיַּעְזְר֔וּ אַחֲרֵ֖י אֲדֹנִיָּֽה׃ NAS: and following Adonijah they helped KJV: and they following Adonijah helped INT: helped and following Adonijah 1 Kings 1:8 HEB: הָי֖וּ עִם־ אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃ NAS: belonged to David, were not with Adonijah. KJV: which [belonged] to David, were not with Adonijah. INT: become with Adonijah 1 Kings 1:9 HEB: וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ NAS: Adonijah sacrificed sheep KJV: And Adonijah slew sheep INT: sacrificed Adonijah sheep and oxen 1 Kings 1:11 HEB: כִּ֥י מָלַ֖ךְ אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־ חַגִּ֑ית NAS: Have you not heard that Adonijah the son KJV: Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son INT: for has become Adonijah the son of Haggith 1 Kings 1:13 HEB: וּמַדּ֖וּעַ מָלַ֥ךְ אֲדֹנִיָֽהוּ׃ NAS: ? Why then has Adonijah become king?' KJV: upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign? INT: how become has Adonijah 1 Kings 1:18 HEB: וְעַתָּ֕ה הִנֵּ֥ה אֲדֹנִיָּ֖ה מָלָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֛ה NAS: behold, Adonijah is king; KJV: And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; INT: Now behold Adonijah is king and now 1 Kings 1:24 HEB: אַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֔רְתָּ אֲדֹנִיָּ֖הוּ יִמְלֹ֣ךְ אַחֲרָ֑י NAS: have you said, 'Adonijah shall be king KJV: hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign INT: have you said Adonijah shall be king after 1 Kings 1:25 HEB: יְחִ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃ NAS: [Long] live King Adonijah!' KJV: God save king Adonijah. INT: live King Adonijah 1 Kings 1:41 HEB: וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אֲדֹנִיָּ֗הוּ וְכָל־ הַקְּרֻאִים֙ NAS: Now Adonijah and all the guests KJV: And Adonijah and all the guests INT: heard now Adonijah and all the guests 1 Kings 1:42 HEB: בָּ֑א וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲדֹנִיָּ֙הוּ֙ בֹּ֔א כִּ֣י NAS: came. Then Adonijah said, KJV: came: and Adonijah said INT: came said Adonijah Come for 1 Kings 1:43 HEB: יוֹנָתָ֔ן וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ אֲבָ֕ל אֲדֹנֵ֥ינוּ NAS: replied to Adonijah, No! KJV: and said to Adonijah, Verily INT: and Jonathan and said to Adonijah No our lord 1 Kings 1:49 HEB: הַ֨קְּרֻאִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ NAS: the guests of Adonijah were terrified; KJV: And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were afraid, INT: the guests him of Adonijah went and each 1 Kings 1:50 HEB: וַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ יָרֵ֖א מִפְּנֵ֣י NAS: And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, KJV: And Adonijah feared because INT: and Adonijah was afraid because 1 Kings 1:51 HEB: לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּה֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ יָרֵ֖א אֶת־ NAS: Behold, Adonijah is afraid KJV: saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth INT: saying Behold Adonijah is afraid of King 1 Kings 2:13 HEB: וַיָּבֹ֞א אֲדֹנִיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־ חַגֵּ֗ית NAS: Now Adonijah the son of Haggith KJV: And Adonijah the son of Haggith INT: came now Adonijah the son of Haggith 1 Kings 2:19 HEB: ל֖וֹ עַל־ אֲדֹנִיָּ֑הוּ וַיָּקָם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ NAS: to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king KJV: to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king INT: to speak unto Adonijah arose and the king 1 Kings 2:21 HEB: אֲבִישַׁ֣ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּ֑ית לַאֲדֹנִיָּ֥הוּ אָחִ֖יךָ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ NAS: be given to Adonijah your brother KJV: be given to Adonijah thy brother INT: Abishag the Shunammite to Adonijah your brother A wife 1 Kings 2:22 HEB: אֲבִישַׁ֤ג הַשֻּׁנַמִּית֙ לַאֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ וְשַֽׁאֲלִי־ לוֹ֙ NAS: the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask KJV: the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask INT: Abishag the Shunammite Adonijah asking the kingdom 1 Kings 2:23 HEB: בְנַפְשׁ֔וֹ דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹ֣נִיָּ֔הוּ אֶת־ הַדָּבָ֖ר NAS: also, if Adonijah has not spoken this KJV: so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken INT: life spoken Adonijah word this 1 Kings 2:24 HEB: הַיּ֔וֹם יוּמַ֖ת אֲדֹנִיָּֽהוּ׃ NAS: surely Adonijah shall be put to death KJV: as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death INT: today shall be put Adonijah 1 Kings 2:28 HEB: נָטָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲדֹנִיָּ֔ה וְאַחֲרֵ֥י אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם NAS: had followed Adonijah, although he had not followed KJV: after Adonijah, though he turned INT: had turned after Adonijah after Absalom 1 Chronicles 3:2 HEB: גְּשׁ֑וּר הָרְבִיעִ֖י אֲדֹנִיָּ֥ה בֶן־ חַגִּֽית׃ NAS: the fourth [was] Adonijah the son KJV: the fourth, Adonijah the son INT: of Geshur the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith 2 Chronicles 17:8 HEB: ק) וִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩ וַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּ וְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּ וְט֥וֹב NAS: Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah KJV: and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, INT: Shemiramoth Jehonathan Adonijah Tobijah and Tobadonijah 26 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 138 26 Occurrences ’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh — 6 Occ. ’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū — 13 Occ. la·’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū — 4 Occ. wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·yāh — 1 Occ. wa·’ă·ḏō·nî·yā·hū — 2 Occ.