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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - אֲדֹנִיָּה

אֲדֹנִיָּה

H138

Transliteration: ʼĂdônîyâh

Pronunciation: ad-o-nee-yaw'

Definition: Adonijah


Original: אדניּהוּ אדניּה

Transliteration: 'ădônı̂yâh 'ădônı̂yâhû

Phonetic: ad-o-nee-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Adonijah = "my lord is Jehovah"
  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

Origin: from H113" class="dictionary-topic-link">H113 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine


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