Strong's H138 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: אֲדֹנִיָּה (ʼĂdônîyâh)

Pronunciation: ad-o-nee-yaw'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"

Derivation: original (prolonged) אֲדֹנִיָּהוּ (ʼĂdônîyâhûw) ; from אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn) [H113] and יָהּ (Yâhh) [H3050]; lord (i.e. worshipper) of Jah;

Definition: Adonijah, the name of three Israelites

KJV Renderings: Adonijah.

Senses

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

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.