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Hebrew word study

אָדוֹןʼâdôwn — sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

Pronounced “aw-done'”

sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)

Translated in the King James as: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.

Appears 331 times in Scripture

Origin: or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule);

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Where it appears

Genesis — 72×
Genesis 18:3Genesis 18:12Genesis 19:2Genesis 23:6Genesis 23:11Genesis 23:15Genesis 24:9Genesis 24:10Genesis 24:12Genesis 24:14Genesis 24:18Genesis 24:27Genesis 24:35Genesis 24:36Genesis 24:37Genesis 24:39Genesis 24:42Genesis 24:44Genesis 24:48Genesis 24:49Genesis 24:51Genesis 24:54Genesis 24:56Genesis 24:65Genesis 31:35+ 47 more in Genesis
Exodus — 9×
Exodus 21:4Exodus 21:5Exodus 21:6Exodus 21:8Exodus 21:32Exodus 23:17Exodus 32:22Exodus 34:23+ 1 more in Exodus
Numbers — 6×
Numbers 11:28Numbers 12:11Numbers 32:25Numbers 32:27Numbers 36:2+ 1 more in Numbers
Deuteronomy — 4×
Deuteronomy 10:17Deuteronomy 23:15+ 2 more in Deuteronomy
Joshua — 1×
Joshua 5:14
Judges — 7×
Judges 3:25Judges 4:18Judges 6:13Judges 19:11Judges 19:12Judges 19:26Judges 19:27
Ruth — 1×
Ruth 2:13
1 Samuel — 38×
1 Sam 1:151 Sam 1:261 Sam 16:161 Sam 20:381 Sam 22:121 Sam 24:61 Sam 24:81 Sam 24:101 Sam 25:101 Sam 25:141 Sam 25:171 Sam 25:241 Sam 25:251 Sam 25:261 Sam 25:271 Sam 25:281 Sam 25:291 Sam 25:301 Sam 25:311 Sam 25:411 Sam 26:151 Sam 26:161 Sam 26:171 Sam 26:181 Sam 26:19+ 13 more in 1 Samuel
2 Samuel — 52×
2 Sam 1:102 Sam 2:52 Sam 2:72 Sam 3:212 Sam 4:82 Sam 9:92 Sam 9:102 Sam 9:112 Sam 10:32 Sam 11:92 Sam 11:112 Sam 11:132 Sam 12:82 Sam 13:322 Sam 13:332 Sam 14:92 Sam 14:122 Sam 14:152 Sam 14:172 Sam 14:182 Sam 14:192 Sam 14:202 Sam 14:222 Sam 15:152 Sam 15:21+ 27 more in 2 Samuel
1 Kings — 34×
1 Ki 1:21 Ki 1:111 Ki 1:131 Ki 1:171 Ki 1:181 Ki 1:201 Ki 1:211 Ki 1:241 Ki 1:271 Ki 1:311 Ki 1:331 Ki 1:361 Ki 1:371 Ki 1:431 Ki 1:471 Ki 2:381 Ki 3:171 Ki 3:261 Ki 11:231 Ki 12:271 Ki 16:241 Ki 18:71 Ki 18:81 Ki 18:101 Ki 18:11+ 9 more in 1 Kings
2 Kings — 37×
2 Ki 2:32 Ki 2:52 Ki 2:162 Ki 2:192 Ki 4:162 Ki 4:282 Ki 5:12 Ki 5:32 Ki 5:42 Ki 5:182 Ki 5:202 Ki 5:222 Ki 5:252 Ki 6:52 Ki 6:122 Ki 6:152 Ki 6:222 Ki 6:232 Ki 6:262 Ki 6:322 Ki 8:52 Ki 8:122 Ki 8:142 Ki 9:72 Ki 9:11+ 12 more in 2 Kings
1 Chronicles — 5×
1 Chr 12:191 Chr 21:31 Chr 21:23+ 2 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 4×
2 Chr 2:142 Chr 2:152 Chr 13:62 Chr 18:16
Nehemiah — 3×
Nehemiah 3:5Nehemiah 8:10Nehemiah 10:29
Job — 1×
Job 3:19
Psalms — 13×
Psalms 8:1Psalms 8:9Psalms 12:4Psalms 45:11Psalms 97:5Psalms 105:21Psalms 110:1Psalms 114:7Psalms 123:2Psalms 135:5Psalms 136:3Psalms 147:5+ 1 more in Psalms
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 25:13Proverbs 27:18Proverbs 30:10
Isaiah — 16×
Isaiah 1:24Isaiah 3:1Isaiah 10:16Isaiah 10:33Isaiah 19:4Isaiah 22:18Isaiah 24:2Isaiah 26:13Isaiah 36:8Isaiah 36:9Isaiah 36:12Isaiah 37:4Isaiah 37:6Isaiah 51:22+ 2 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah — 5×
Jeremiah 22:18Jeremiah 27:4Jeremiah 34:5Jeremiah 37:20Jeremiah 38:9
Daniel — 6×
Daniel 1:10Daniel 10:16Daniel 10:17Daniel 10:19Daniel 12:8+ 1 more in Daniel
Hosea — 1×
Hosea 12:14
Amos — 1×
Amos 4:1
Micah — 1×
Micah 4:13
Zephaniah — 1×
Zeph 1:9
Zechariah — 7×
Zech 1:9Zech 4:4Zech 4:5Zech 4:13Zech 4:14Zech 6:4Zech 6:5
Malachi — 3×
Malachi 1:6Malachi 3:1+ 1 more in Malachi

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.