Strong's Hebrew · H136
H136 ʼĂdônây
אֲדֹנָי
ad-o-noy'
Lord
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ʼĂdônây appears 440 times in Scripture, including Genesis 15:2 and Exodus 4:10. 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
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
In the King James Version
(my) Lord.
Derivation
an emphatic form of H113 (אָדוֹן);
Appears 440 times in Scripture
“Then Abraham answered, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord—though I am but dust and ashes—”
“But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?””
“But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?””
“But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please!”
“Finally, Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak once more. Suppose ten are found there?” And He answered, “On account of the ten, I will not destroy it.””
“So Moses returned to the LORD and asked, “Lord, why have You brought trouble upon this people? Is this why You sent me?”
“And Abraham said, “Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there?” He answered, “On account of the twenty, I will not destroy it.””
“But Moses replied, “Please, Lord, send someone else.””
“Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.””
““Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.””
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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).
