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ʾădōniyyāhū אֲדֹנִיָּ֫הוּ ‘Adonijah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʾādōn אָדוֹן ‘lord’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: אדון אדון יה

ʾădōniyyāhū pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 3:4 1 Kings 2:24, 2:21, 2:22, 2:28, 1:7, 1:25, 1:42, 1:43, 1:9, 1:11, 1:13, 1:18, 1:24, 1:5, 1:8, 1:41, 1:49, 1:50, 1:51, 2:13, 2:19, 2:23 Nehemiah 10:17 1 Chronicles 3:2 2 Chronicles 17:8

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