Lexical Definition
אֲדֹנִיָּה ʼĂdônîyâh (ad-o-nee-yaw') Adonijah N:N-M-P
original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ ʼĂdônîyâhûw (ad-o-nee-yaw'-hoo) ; from אָדוֹן and יָהּ; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah
Adonijah.
- § Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"
- Adonijah, the name of three Israelites
1) fourth son of David and Solomon's rival for the throne
2) Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
3) a chief of the people who co-operated with Nehemiah
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Αδωνίου | Adonijah | LXX.1Kgs.1.7 • LXX.1Kgs.1.8 • LXX.1Kgs.1.49 • LXX.1Kgs.2.19 • LXX.1Kgs.2.28 |
| Αδωνίασ | Adonijah | LXX.1Kgs.1.5 • LXX.1Kgs.1.11 • LXX.1Kgs.1.18 • LXX.1Kgs.1.24 • LXX.1Kgs.1.25 • LXX.1Kgs.1.50 • LXX.1Kgs.1.51 • LXX.1Kgs.2.13 • LXX.1Chr.3.2 • LXX.2Chr.17.8 |
| Adonijah heard | LXX.1Kgs.1.41 | |
| Adonijah reigns | LXX.1Kgs.1.13 | |
| Adonijah sacrificed | LXX.1Kgs.1.9 | |
| Adonijah said | LXX.1Kgs.1.42 | |
| Adonijah shall be put to death | LXX.1Kgs.2.24 | |
| Adonijah spoke | LXX.1Kgs.2.23 | |
| Αδωνία | Adonijah | LXX.2Sam.3.4 • LXX.1Kgs.1.43 • LXX.1Kgs.2.21 • LXX.1Kgs.2.22 |
| Αδονίασ | Adonijah | LXX.Neh.10.16 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
(אֲדֹיִּנָה) אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (my Lord is Yahweh, compare Phoenician אדנאשמן, אדנבעל, אדנשמש etc., in Assyrian Aduniba' al SchrKB II, 172)
1. fourth son of David 1Kgs 1:8 + 11 t., 1Kgs 2:13 + 5 t. (= אֲדֹנִיָּה 2Sam 3:4; 1Kgs 1:5; 1Kgs 1:7; 1Kgs 1:18; 1Kgs 2:28; 1Chr 3:2).
2. a Levite 2Chr 17:8.
3. a chief of the people Neh 10:17* (= אֲדֹנִיקָם Neh 7:18; Ezra 2:13 compare Ezra 8:13).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 3:4 |
| 1 Kings | 1:5 · 1:7 · 1:8 · 1:18 · 2:13 · 2:28 |
| 1 Chronicles | 3:2 |
| 2 Chronicles | 17:8 |
| Ezra | 2:13 · 8:13 |
| Nehemiah | 7:18 · 10:17* |