אדנ/ו

𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤅

dnv

his master

or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule); sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine); lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.

H113

Proverbs 30:10 · Word #5

Lexicon H113

Lemmaאָדוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍
Transliterationʼâdôwn
Strong'sH113
In-contexthis master

Morphology HNcmpc/Sp3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H113-14

his lords

Rootאדן (ʾ-d-n)
Core Meaningsrule, mastery, authority, lordship
Semantic Rangelord, master, owner, ruler, sovereign (human or divine), one in authority over others
Conceptual Significanceאָדוֹן expresses structures of authority and hierarchy in Israelite society, applied to human masters, political rulers, and as a reverential title for God (e.g., אֲדֹנָי), underscoring divine sovereignty and rightful rule.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine plural noun in construct form (אדנֵי/אדנֵי־ > אדנ) with 3ms suffix ו; denotes possession: "lords of him" = "his lords."
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root אדן, conveying rule or mastery. The form is masculine plural construct with a 3rd masculine singular pronominal suffix, indicating multiple male "lords" belonging to or over "him," hence "his lords."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root אדן (rule, mastery, authority, lordship)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H135-01 adan Firm-One
H134-01 adanayv his foundation-sockets
H134-02 adaneyha her foundation-sockets
H134-03 adanim foundation-bases
H134-04 adeney foundation-sockets of
H134-05 adeneyhem their foundation-sockets
H113-01 adon sovereign-master
H136-01 adonay my Lords
H113-02 adonayikhe your ruling lords
H113-03 adonayv his masters
H113-04 adonenu our Sovereign-Master
H113-05 adoney lords of
H113-06 adoneyha her masters
H113-07 adoneyhem their lords
H113-08 adoneykha your lords
H113-09 adoneykhem your lords
H113-10 adoneynu our masters
H113-11 adoni my sovereign-master
H113-12 adonim lords
H138-01 adoniyah My Lord is Yah
H138-02 adoniyahu My Lord is Yah
H136-02 badonay in my Sovereign-Lords
H113-13 badoni my sovereign-master
H1081-01 baleadan Bel-is-Lord
H113-15 haadon the Sovereign-Master
H113-16 haadonim the masters
H113-17 kadonayv like his sovereign-masters
H113-18 laadon to the sovereign-master of
H113-19 laadoney to the Lords-of
H113-20 laadoneyhem to their masters
H136-03 laadoneynu to our Lords
H138-03 laadoniyahu to My-Lord-is-Yah
H136-04 ladonay to my Lords
H113-21 ladonayv to his ruling-masters
H113-22 ladoneyha her sovereign-masters
H113-23 ladoneykha to your ruling-masters
H113-24 ladoni to my sovereign-master
H113-25 leadon to a ruling-master
H113-26 meadonayv from his masters
H113-27 meadoni from my ruling-master
H113-28 uleadon and to a ruling master
H134-06 vaadanayv and his foundation-sockets
H136-05 vaadoney and Lords-of
H113-29 vaadoneynu and our sovereign-masters
H136-06 vadonay and my Lords
H113-30 vadoni and my ruling master
H134-07 veadeneyhem and their foundation-sockets

Word Usage (329 occurrences of H113)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 18:3 אֲדֹנָ֗/י adonay My lord
Genesis 18:12 וַֽ/אדֹנִ֖/י vadoni my lord
Genesis 19:2 אֲדֹנַ֗/י adonay my lords