Word Study

The meaning of אֲדֹנָי

Understanding ʼĂdônây reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H136
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

אֲדֹנָי

Phoneticad-o-noy'
TransliterationʼĂdônây
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

an emphatic form of אָדוֹן (my) Lord. - the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) 1) my lord, lord 1a) of men 1b) of God 2) Lord-title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

418 total references
ReferenceText
Genesis 18:30

And he said unto him, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.

Judges 13:8

Then Manoah intreated the Lord, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

Nehemiah 4:14

And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye afraid of them: remember the Lord, which is great and terrible, and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters, your wives, and your houses.

Lamentations 2:18

Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

Micah 1:2

Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
418x
Most Frequent Book
Ezekiel
Book Distribution
Genesis8
Exodus5
Numbers1
Deuteronomy2
Joshua2
Judges4
2 Samuel5
1 Kings3
2 Kings2
Ezra1
Nehemiah2
Job1
Psalms53
Isaiah48
Jeremiah13
Lamentations13
Ezekiel214
Daniel10
Amos24
Obadiah1
Micah1
Habakkuk1
Zephaniah1
Zechariah2
Malachi1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'אֲדֹנָי' deepen your understanding of Genesis 18:30?

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