Bible Names

Adoniram: meaning of the name

Adoniram means “my Lord is most high; Lord of might and elevation.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Adoniram in Hebrew and Greek

אֲדֹנִירָם H141

ʼĂdônîyrâm (ad-o-nee-rawm') — Adoniram, an Israelite

from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H7311 (רוּם); lord of height;

Who named Adoniram in the Bible

Adoniram in Scripture

“Adoniram” appears in 2 verses of the King James Version.

  • 1 Kings 4:6

    And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.

  • 1 Kings 5:14

    And 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.