# H139 אֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶק

אֲדֹנִי־צֶדֶק (ʼĂdônîy-Tsedeq), Strong’s H139: Adoni-Tsedek, a Canaanitish king KJV: Adonizedec.. Occurs 4 times.

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*ʼĂdônîy-Tsedeq* — Adoni-Tsedek, a Canaanitish king

KJV: Adonizedec.

Built from [אָדוֹן ʼâdôwn](https://besorah.bible/word/H113) (sovereign, i.e. controller) + [צֶדֶק tsedeq](https://besorah.bible/word/H6664) (the right) — means “lord of justice”

Occurs 4 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֫דֶק n.pr.m. Canaan. king of Jerusalem

## Where it occurs
- [Joshua 10:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/10?v=1) — Now when Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to…
- [Joshua 10:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/joshua/10?v=3) — Therefore Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish…