אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק

a.do.ni-ve.zeq

Hebrew H0137 Personal name, masculine 6 occurrences in 3 verses
אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק Adoni-bezek

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.1.5

§ Adoni-Bezek = "my lord is Besek"

king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites

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Concordance 3 verses

  1. Judges 1:5 אֲדֹנִ֥יבֶ֙זֶק֙

    And there they found Adoni-bezek and fought against him, striking down the Canaanites and Perizzites.

  2. Judges 1:6 אֲדֹ֣נִיבֶ֔זֶק

    As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.

  3. Judges 1:7 אֲדֹֽנִי־בֶ֗זֶק

    Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.

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