Adon
/ʔaˈdoːn/noun
A Hebrew title meaning “lord” or “master,” used in biblical and religious contexts.
Did you know?The name Adonis is widely connected to the Phoenician cognate *ʾadōn*, meaning “lord,” although the Greek mythological figure later acquired a distinct mythic identity.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ʾadūn
“Lord or master; a reconstructed Semitic title of authority”
2nd Millennium BCE
Ugaritic
adn
“Lord or master, appearing as a title in Northwest Semitic religious language”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
ʾādōn
“Lord, master, or ruler”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
ʾădōnāy
“My Lord; a reverential form used in Jewish reading tradition for the divine name”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ádōnis
“Adonis, a mythic youth whose name is generally linked to the Semitic title “lord””
Modern English
English
adon
“A transliterated Hebrew religious term meaning lord or master”