אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ

a.do.niy.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H0138

Adonijah

From: original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ; from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H3050 (יָהּ); lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah;

Short Definition

Adonijah, the name of three Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: David (H1732) and Haggith (H2294); half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727), Nathan (H5416), Solomon (H8010), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N) § Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah" 1) fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne 2) Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the ) a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

25 times

Appears 25 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

2 Samuel

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 3:2
1 Kings 1:11
1 Kings 1:41
1 Kings 1:51
1 Kings 2:23

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