H137: אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק
ʼĂdônîy-Bezeq · pronounced ad-o''-nee-beh'-zek · “Adoni-bezek”
Definition
Adoni-Bezek; a Canaanitish king
KJV translates it as: Adonibezek.
Word origin: from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H966 (בֶּזֶק); lord of Bezek;
Extended definition
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.1.5
§ Adoni-Bezek = "my lord is Besek"
king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites
§ Adoni-Bezek = "my lord is Besek"
king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H137 is translated
- adoni- ×3
- bezek ×3
Bible verses with H137 (ʼĂdônîy-Bezeq)
ʼădônîy-bezeq appears in 3 verses.
- Judges 1:5
And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek: and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
- Judges 1:6
But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
- Judges 1:7
And Adoni–bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.