Strong's Hebrew · H113
H113 ʼâdôwn
אָדוֹן
aw-done'
lord
Looking for Greek G113 áthesmos? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H113. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
ʼâdôwn appears 331 times in Scripture, including Genesis 18:12 and Genesis 19:2. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
In the King James Version
lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
Derivation
or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule);
Appears 331 times in Scripture
““No, my lord. Listen to me. I give you the field, and I give you the cave that is in it. I give it to you in the presence of my people. Bury your dead.””
““Listen to me, my lord. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver, but what is that between you and me? Bury your dead.””
“So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.”
“Then the man who is lord of the land said to us, ‘This is how I will know whether you are honest: Leave one brother with me, take food to relieve the hunger of your households, and go.”
““Listen to us, sir. You are God’s chosen one among us. Bury your dead in the finest of our tombs. None of us will withhold his tomb for burying your dead.””
“Then the servant took ten of his master’s camels and departed with all manner of good things from his master in hand. And he set out for Nahor’s hometown in Aram-naharaim.”
“and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.””
“So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?””
““O LORD, God of my master Abraham,” he prayed, “please grant me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
