Adonijah

Meaning of Adonijah

Adonijah, deriving from the Hebrew compound אדוניה (’Adoniyah) and signifying “my lord is Yahweh,” possesses a notable biblical provenance as the appellation of King David’s fourth son, whose renown in the First Book of Kings arises from his contested claim to the throne. This theonym, formed by the union of adon (“my lord”) and the divine suffix -yah, articulates a doctrinal dedication to the Judeo-Christian deity. Within Anglo-American naming practices, Adonijah retains a modest yet sustained presence, exhibiting a ranking near the 900th position in United States Social Security data in recent years and registering annual occurrences typically in the low to mid-teens. Phonetically rendered /əˈdɒnɪdʒə/ in English, the name preserves its original stress configuration and consonantal structure, thereby maintaining historical fidelity while offering a distinctive alternative to more prevalent biblical names.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as uh-DON-uh-jah (/əˈdɒnɪdʒə/)

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