Adoniram אֲדֹנִירָם
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| אֲדֹנִירָם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | adoniram |
| Strong's number | H141 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a man |
| Gloss | Adoniram |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Adoniram (Hebrew אֲדֹנִירָם, Strong's H141) is a name of a man in the Old Testament, glossed “Adoniram”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.20.24;
son of: Abda (H5653); also called Adoniram at 1Ki.4.6; 5.14; Hadoram at 2Ch.10.18;
Another name of a.do.ram (אֲדֹרָם "Adoram" H0151)
§ Adoniram = "my lord is exalted"
one of Solomon's officers
son of: Abda (H5653); also called Adoniram at 1Ki.4.6; 5.14; Hadoram at 2Ch.10.18;
Another name of a.do.ram (אֲדֹרָם "Adoram" H0151)
§ Adoniram = "my lord is exalted"
one of Solomon's officers
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | adoniram (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | adoniram (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Adoniram, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 4:6And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.Ahishar was in charge of the palace; and Adoniram son of Abda was in charge of the forced labor.
- 1 Kings 5:14And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.He sent them to Lebanon in monthly shifts of 10,000 men, so that they would spend one month in Lebanon and two months at home. And Adoniram was in charge of the forced labor.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).