Strong's H113 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn)

Pronunciation: aw-done'

Morphology: n-m

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

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

KJV Renderings: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.

Senses

1. firm, strong, lord, master
1. lord, master
2. reference to men
1. superintendent of household, of affairs
2. master
3. king
3. reference to God
1. the Lord God
2. Lord of the whole earth
4. lords, kings
5. reference to men
1. proprietor of hill of Samaria
2. master
3. husband
4. prophet
5. governor
6. prince
7. king
6. reference to God
1. Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")
7. my lord, my master
8. reference to men
1. master
2. husband
3. prophet
4. prince
5. king
6. father
7. Moses
8. priest
9. theophanic angel
10. captain
11. general recognition of superiority
9. reference to God
1. my Lord, my Lord and my God
2. Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.