Given name
Adoni-zedek
“my Lord is righteous”·“Lord of justice”
Adoni-zedek is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “my Lord is righteous.”
Original Hebrewאדני־צדק
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Adoni-zedek means “my Lord is righteous” or “Lord of justice.”
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Where it comes from
Adoni-zedek 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 verb sadek (צדק), “to be just or righteous.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Adoni-zedek appears in Joshua 10:1.
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Adoni-zedek’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Adonaishares a root
- Zadokshares a root
- Zedekiahshares a root
- Adonijahshares a root
- Adoniramshares a root
- Sadocshares a root
- Tobadonijahshares a root
- Baladanshares a root
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