Given name

Adoni-bezek

“Lord of scattering”·“mister lightning bolt”

Adoni-bezek is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “Lord of scattering.”

Original Hebrewאדני־בזק

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Adoni-bezek means “Lord of scattering” or “mister lightning bolt.”

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Where it comes from

Adoni-bezek is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun 'adon (אדן), “lord, mister or sir,” and the Hebrew noun bezek (בזק), “lightning.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Adoni-bezek appears in Judges 1:5.

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