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אָדוֹן H113
H113 is the Hebrew word אָדוֹן, transliterated ʼâdôwn and said aw-done'. The King James Version most often renders it lord.
What it means
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine).
Where it comes from
or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 271 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.
Verses using אָדוֹן
The first 40 of 272 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 18:12 · KJV
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Genesis 19:2 · KJV
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 23:6 · KJV
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 23:11 · KJV
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 23:15 · KJV
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 24:9 · KJV
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
Genesis 24:10 · KJV
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 24:12 · KJV
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 24:18 · KJV
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis 24:27 · KJV
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 24:35 · KJV
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 24:36 · KJV
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 24:37 · KJV
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 24:39 · KJV
And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Genesis 24:42 · KJV
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 24:44 · KJV
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 24:48 · KJV
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 24:49 · KJV
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 24:51 · KJV
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 24:65 · KJV
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 31:35 · KJV
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 32:4 · KJV
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 32:5 · KJV
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 32:18 · KJV
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 33:13 · KJV
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 33:14 · KJV
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 39:2 · KJV
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
Genesis 39:3 · KJV
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 39:7 · KJV
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 39:8 · KJV
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 39:16 · KJV
And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home.
Genesis 39:19 · KJV
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 39:20 · KJV
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 40:1 · KJV
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 40:7 · KJV
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 42:10 · KJV
And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.
Genesis 42:30 · KJV
The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies of the country.
Genesis 42:33 · KJV
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 43:20 · KJV
And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time to buy food:
Genesis 44:5 · KJV
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Common questions
What does Strong's H113 mean?
H113 is the Hebrew word אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn), meaning sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine).
How is H113 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it lord (171 times), master (60 times), master's (19 times), lord's (5 times), masters (3 times), among others.
How many times does H113 appear in the Bible?
אָדוֹן (ʼâdôwn) is tagged in 272 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H113 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) אָדֹן; from an unused root (meaning to rule).
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