אֲדֹנָי
Transliteration
'ăḏōnāy
Pronunciation
ad-o-noy'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Am emphatic form of אָדוֹן (H113)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 27b

Strong’s Definitions

אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'; an emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only):—(my) Lord.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 434x

The KJV translates Strong's H136 in the following manner: Lord (431x), lord (2x), God (1x).

  1. my lord, lord

    1. of men

    2. of God

  2. Lord - title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây, ad-o-noy'; an emphatic form of H113; the Lord (used as a proper name of God only):—(my) Lord.

STRONGS H136: Abbreviations
אָדוֺן noun masculine
בִּי אֲדנָי Exodus 4:10, 13; Joshua 7:8 (J) Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8 is referred to God
(2) reference to God: אֲדֹנָי
a. my Lord Genesis 20:4 (? E) Exodus 15:17 (Samaritan יהוה) elsewhere in Hexateuch, J; Genesis 18:3(?); Genesis 18:27, 30, 31, 32; [H113 Genesis 19:2, 18(?)] Exodus 4:10; Exodus 4:13; Exodus 5:22; Exodus 34:9; Numbers 14:17; Joshua 7:8; also Judges 6:15; Judges 13:8; not Samuel; 1 Kings 22:6; 2 Kings 19:23; not Chron. except memorials Ezra 10:3 (reference to Ezra) Nehemiah 1:11; Nehemiah 4:8 [Nehemiah 4:14]; Wisdom Literature only Job 28:28 (doubtless scribal error for יהוֺה of many MSS.); not Hosea; Isaiah 37:24; [H3068 Isaiah 38:14], 16 (historical part); exile Isaiah 49:14 (compare H113 Isaiah 51:22); Micah 1:2; Psalm 16:2 + (47 times, chiefly this sense, except below b.; compare אֱלֹהַי וַאדֹנָי my Lord and my God Psalm 35:23; (writers that use אֱלֹהִים seldom use אֲדֹנָי);
b. Adonay proper name of God, parallel with Yahweh, substitution for it often by scribal error, & eventually supplanting it. In earlier Isaiah 3:17 + (19 times seeming to belong here), Amos 7:7, 8; Amos 9:1; Ezekiel 18:25, 29; Ezekiel 33:17, 20; (H3068 Ezekiel 21:14 [Ezekiel 21:9]) (probably אֲדֹנָי י׳ as in usual phrase); Zechariah 9:4; [H3068 Malachi 1:12], 14; Lamentations 1:14 + (14 times) Psalm 2:4; Psalm 37:13; Psalm 78:65; [H3068 Psalm 90:17] (? יהוה) Psalm 110:5 (Dalman puts most of these below (a); — many cases are doubtful); 1 Kings 3:10, [H3068 1 Kings 3:15] (Masoretic אדני for יהוה compare Dalm 2 Kings 7:6; Dalm rightly questions; he reads יהוה). The phrases אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהַי Psalm 38:16 [Psalm 38:15]; Psalm 86:12, Adonay my God; אֲדֹנָי הָאֱלֹהִים Daniel 9:3, אֱלֹהֵינוּ א׳ Daniel 9:9, 15, הָאֵל א׳ Daniel 9:4 favour taking א׳ Daniel 1:2; Daniel 9:7, 8 (יהוה ?) Daniel 9:16; Daniel 9:17; Daniel 9:19; Daniel 9:19; Daniel 9:19 as the divine name.
4. אֲדֹנָי יהוה
(a) my Lord Yahweh (see H3068 יהוה) Genesis 15:2, 8 (JE) Joshua 7:7 (J, omit י׳) Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 9:26; Judges 6:22; Judges 16:28; [H3068 2 Samuel 7:1] (6 times) 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 8:53; probably Amos 3:7, 8; Amos 7:2, 4, 5; Amos 9:8; Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 32:17, 25; Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 20:49; Ezekiel 37:3 (יָדַע כִּי אֲני א׳ י׳) Ezekiel 13:9; Ezekiel 23:49; Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 28:24; Ezekiel 29:16 inappropriate in mouth of God; strike out אֲדֹנָי (Co) or read אֱלֹהֵיכֶם י׳ (Dalm); Micah 1:2; Zephaniah 1:7; Obadiah 1; Zechariah 9:14; Psalm 71:5; Psalm 71:16; Psalm 73:28;
(b) apparently proper name Adonay Yahweh Isaiah 25:8; Jeremiah 44:26; exile Isaiah 40:10 + (10 times, but Isaiah 61:1, 11 read יהוה, );
(c) uncertain whether (a) or (b) in prophetic formula אָמַר י׳ א׳ Isaiah 7:7; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 52:4; Isaiah 65:13; Jeremiah 7:20; Amos 1:8; Amos 3:11; Amos 5:3; Amos 7:6; Obadiah 1; Ezekiel (131 times); י׳ נְאֻם א׳ Isaiah 56:8; Jeremiah 2:22; Amos 3:13; Amos 4:5; Amos 8:3, 9, 11; Ezekiel (80 times); י׳ דְּבַר־א׳ Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 25:3; Ezekiel 36:4; י׳ נִשְׁבַּע א׳ Amos 4:2; Amos 6:8; י׳ כֹּה הִרְאַנִי א׳ Amos 7:1, 4; Amos 8:1.
5. יהוה אֲדֹנָי Yahweh my Lord Psalm 68:21 [Psalm 68:20]; Psalm 109:21; Psalm 140:8 [Psalm 140:7]; Psalm 141:8; Habakkuk 3:19.
6. אֲדֹנָי יהוה צְבָאוֺת
(a) my Lord Yahweh Ṣ (see H6635 צבאות) Psalm 69:7 [Psalm 69:6]; Amos 9:5; Isaiah 10:23; Isaiah 22:5, 12; Isaiah 28:22 compare אֱלֹהֵי הַצְבָאוֺת א׳ י׳, Yahweh, the God of Hosts my Lord Amos 5:16;
(b) a divine name, Adonay, Yahweh Jeremiah 46:10 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 50:25;
(c) uncertain are צ׳ י׳ כֹּה אָמַר א׳ Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 22:14, 15; נְאֻם א׳ צ׳ י׳ Isaiah 3:15; Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 49:5; Jeremiah 50:31.

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References

Genesis

Genesis 15:2; Genesis 15:8; Genesis 18:3; Genesis 18:27; Genesis 18:30; Genesis 18:31; Genesis 18:32; Genesis 20:4

Exodus

Exodus 4:10; Exodus 4:10; Exodus 4:13; Exodus 4:13; Exodus 5:22; Exodus 15:17; Exodus 34:9

Numbers

Numbers 14:17

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 3:24; Deuteronomy 9:26

Joshua

Joshua 7:7; Joshua 7:8; Joshua 7:8

Judges

Judges 6:15; Judges 6:15; Judges 6:22; Judges 13:8; Judges 13:8; Judges 16:28

1 Kings

1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 3:10; 1 Kings 8:53; 1 Kings 22:6

2 Kings

2 Kings 7:6; 2 Kings 19:23

Ezra

Ezra 10:3

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 1:11; Nehemiah 4:14

Job

Job 28:28

Psalms

Psalms 2:4; Psalms 16:2; Psalms 35:23; Psalms 37:13; Psalms 38:15; Psalms 68:20; Psalms 69:6; Psalms 71:5; Psalms 71:16; Psalms 73:28; Psalms 78:65; Psalms 86:12; Psalms 109:21; Psalms 110:5; Psalms 140:7; Psalms 141:8

Isaiah

Isaiah 3:15; Isaiah 3:17; Isaiah 7:7; Isaiah 10:23; Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 22:5; Isaiah 22:12; Isaiah 22:14; Isaiah 22:15; Isaiah 25:8; Isaiah 28:16; Isaiah 28:22; Isaiah 30:15; Isaiah 37:24; Isaiah 38:16; Isaiah 40:10; Isaiah 49:14; Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 52:4; Isaiah 56:8; Isaiah 61:1; Isaiah 61:11; Isaiah 65:13

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:6; Jeremiah 2:19; Jeremiah 2:22; Jeremiah 4:10; Jeremiah 7:20; Jeremiah 14:13; Jeremiah 32:17; Jeremiah 32:25; Jeremiah 44:26; Jeremiah 46:10; Jeremiah 49:5; Jeremiah 50:25; Jeremiah 50:31

Lamentations

Lamentations 1:14

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 9:8; Ezekiel 11:13; Ezekiel 13:9; Ezekiel 18:25; Ezekiel 18:29; Ezekiel 20:49; Ezekiel 23:49; Ezekiel 24:24; Ezekiel 25:3; Ezekiel 28:24; Ezekiel 29:16; Ezekiel 33:17; Ezekiel 33:20; Ezekiel 36:4; Ezekiel 37:3

Daniel

Daniel 1:2; Daniel 9:3; Daniel 9:4; Daniel 9:7; Daniel 9:8; Daniel 9:9; Daniel 9:15; Daniel 9:16; Daniel 9:17; Daniel 9:19; Daniel 9:19; Daniel 9:19

Amos

Amos 1:8; Amos 3:7; Amos 3:8; Amos 3:11; Amos 3:13; Amos 4:2; Amos 4:5; Amos 5:3; Amos 5:16; Amos 6:8; Amos 7:1; Amos 7:2; Amos 7:4; Amos 7:4; Amos 7:5; Amos 7:6; Amos 7:7; Amos 7:8; Amos 8:1; Amos 8:3; Amos 8:9; Amos 8:11; Amos 9:1; Amos 9:5; Amos 9:8

Obadiah

1; 1

Micah

Micah 1:2; Micah 1:2

Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:19

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 1:7

Zechariah

Zechariah 9:4; Zechariah 9:14

Malachi

Malachi 1:14