אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֫דֶק
a.do.ni-tse.deq
“Adoni-zedek”
Definition
Adoni-Tsedek, a Canaanitish king
from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H6664 (צֶדֶק); lord of justice;
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Proper Noun (Masculine)
N:N-M-P
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֫דֶק appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction —doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.
Therefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,
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