Strong's Concordance, Hebrew Dictionary
287 King James Bible Verses
Here are lord, master, owner and related words in the Bible. What does the source Hebrew word אָדוֹן mean and how is it used in the Bible? Below are the English definition details. Also below are examples within Bible verses highlighted in yellow (follow this link to go there). Tap or hover on blue, underlined words to see more original scripture and meanings. Information sourced from Strong's Concordance[1].
Strong's Number: H113
Hebrew Base Word: אָדוֹן
Part of speech: Noun Masculine
Usage: Lord, master, owner
Definition: Sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine).
Detailed definition:
Derived terms: Or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule).
Comments: Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
Pronunciation:
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
— Nehemiah 8:10
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“And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:”
— Genesis 18:3
“Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?”
— Genesis 18:12
“And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.”
— Genesis 19:2
“Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead.”
— Genesis 23:6
“Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.”
— Genesis 23:11
“My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.”
— Genesis 23:15
“And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.”
— Genesis 24:9
“And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.”
— Genesis 24:10
“And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.”
— Genesis 24:12
“And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.”
— Genesis 24:14
“And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.”
— Genesis 24:18
“And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren.”
— Genesis 24:27
“And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.”
— Genesis 24:35
“And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.”
— Genesis 24:36
“And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell:”
— Genesis 24:37
“And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.”
— Genesis 24:39
“And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:”
— Genesis 24:42
“And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son.”
— Genesis 24:44
“And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.”
— Genesis 24:48
“And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.”
— Genesis 24:49
“Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken.”
— Genesis 24:51
“And they did eat and drink, he and the men that were with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Send me away unto my master.”
— Genesis 24:54
“And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.”
— Genesis 24:56
“For she had said unto the servant, What man is this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.”
— Genesis 24:65
“And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.”
— Genesis 31:35
“And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:”
— Genesis 32:4
“And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants, and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find grace in thy sight.”
— Genesis 32:5
“Then thou shalt say, They be thy servant Jacob's; it is a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he is behind us.”
— Genesis 32:18
“And he said, What meanest thou by all this drove which I met? And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord.”
— Genesis 33:8
“And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock will die.”
— Genesis 33:13
“Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant: and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto my lord unto Seir.”
— Genesis 33:14
“And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.”
— Genesis 33:15
“And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.”
— Genesis 39:2
“And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.”
— Genesis 39:3
“And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.”
— Genesis 39:7
“But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;”
— Genesis 39:8
“And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.”
— Genesis 39:16
“And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.”
— Genesis 39:19
“And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.”
— Genesis 39:20
“And it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended their lord the king of Egypt.”
— Genesis 40:1
“And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye so sadly to day?”
— Genesis 40:7
“And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.”
— Genesis 42:10
“The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.”
— Genesis 42:30
“And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us, Hereby shall I know that ye are true men; leave one of your brethren here with me, and take food for the famine of your households, and be gone:”
— Genesis 42:33
“And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:”
— Genesis 43:20
“Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.”
— Genesis 44:5
“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”
— Genesis 44:7
“Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?”
— Genesis 44:8
“With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.”
— Genesis 44:9
“And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also with whom the cup is found.”
— Genesis 44:16
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