אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק
adoni-vezek · Adoni-bezek
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H137 · appears 6 times in the Bible
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adoni-vezek (אֲדֹנִי־בֶזֶק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Adoni-bezek”.
A Canaanite king of Bezek. His name means "lord of Bezek."
How to say it
a·do·ni ve·zek
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Judges 1:5
They found Adoni-bezek at Bezek and fought against him, and they struck the Canaanite and the Perizzite.
- Judges 1:6
Adoni-bezek fled, and they pursued him, seized him, and cut off the thumbs of his hands and of his feet.
- Judges 1:7
Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings, with the thumbs of their hands and of their feet cut off, used to gather scraps under my table. As I have done, so Elohim has repaid me.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
And 3 more times.