אֲדֹנִיקָם
ʼĂdônîyqâm · ad-o-nee-kawm'
Adonikam, the name of one or two Israelites
Lexicon
Derivation: from H113 (אָדוֹן) and H6965 (קוּם); lord of rising (i.e. high);
Adonikam, the name of one or two Israelites
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Adonikam.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the doorway, the way in › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works › what comes behind, the returning cycle › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader of the doorway, the way in of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works of what comes behind, the returning cycle of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲדֹנִיקָם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms