1) firm, strong, lord, master

1a) lord, master

1a1) reference to men

1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs

1a1b) master

1a1c) king

1a2) reference to God

1a2a) the Lord God

1a2b) Lord of the whole earth

1b) lords, kings

1b1) reference to men

1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria

1b1b) master

1b1c) husband

1b1d) prophet

1b1e) governor

1b1f) prince

1b1g) king

1b2) reference to God

1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = "thy husband, Yahweh")

1c) my lord, my master

1c1) reference to men

1c1a) master

1c1b) husband

1c1c) prophet

1c1d) prince

1c1e) king

1c1f) father

1c1g) Moses

1c1h) priest

1c1i) theophanic angel

1c1j) captain

1c1k) general recognition of superiority

1c2) reference to God

1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God

1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh)

Root √אדן: אדן אֶדֶן אָדוֹן דּוּן אֶדֶן דִּין אָדוֹן אָדוֹן adannu adanniš Arabic Arabic Arabic firm, strong strongly, exceedingly make firm, fasten determine, command, rule be under, low, inferior put under command, rule over (mng. disputed; (1) cf. As. ; adv. DlW > (2) Fü. (a)(cf.) whence; (b), whence; (3) Thes Add. MV al. (a) intr.(cf. ), whence; (b) tr.(cf.) whence; v. also (4) Lag M.i. 102,fro.).

אָדוֹן אֲדֹנִי אֲדֹנַי אֲדֹנָי אֲדֹנַי אֲדֹנִי n.m lord .(. are variations of Mass. pointing to distinguish divine reference fr. human. Pl. with few exc. an intens. pl. of rank; word takes sf. as pl. in all other pers.; so doubtless here. Orig. reading prob. in all cases;now found in J 51 t.)