Adon (אדון) means mister in Hebrew.
It can also mean gentleman, sir, and master. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
mister, gentleman, sir, master
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Adon.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1תואר לגבר, עפ"ר לכבוד.
- 2שליט, בעל אדנות, סמכותי.
וְעַתָּה לֹא אַתֶּם שְׁלַחְתֶּם אֹתִי הֵנָּה כִּי הָאֱלֹהִים וַיְשִׂימֵנִי לְאָב לְפַרְעֹה וּלְאָדוֹן לְכָל בֵּיתוֹ וּמֹשֵׁל בְּכָל אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Adon is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- אָדוֹן
- Written without vowel points
- אדון
- Said
- adon
- Root
- א־ד־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוֹל
- Plural
- אֲדוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' אֲדוֹנִים, אֲדוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 61
This is how Adon is said in other languages.
- English
- mister, gentleman, sir, master
- Arabic
- سيد
- Russian
- господин
- French
- monsieur
- Spanish
- señor
- German
- Herr
These words mean nearly the same as Adon.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Adon.
These words rhyme with Adon.
The word Adon is part of these phrases and sayings.
- אדון נכבד
- א"נ
- אדון עולם
- אדון יקר
- איש איש יבוא לאדונו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Adon comes from the root א־ד־נ, like these words.
This is where the word Adon comes from.
באוגריתית (אַדנ), בכנענית ובארמית קדומה (אדן), בתעתיק יווני מכנענית ΑΔΟΥΝ וכן בכנענית מאוחרת בה נחלשו העיצורים הגרוניים גם (עדן) או (חדן). בכנענית לעתים נשמטה הגיית הא' התחילית, כפי שמעיד התעתיק DONNI (אדוני) בפוינולוס. מהשם הכנעני נגזר שם האל היווני אדוניס.
These words come before and after Adon in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Adon.
What does Adon (אדון) mean in Hebrew?
Adon (אדון) means mister, gentleman, and sir. It is said adon, with the stress on don.
What is a synonym for Adon (אדון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Adon (אדון) are מר, בעל, and גביר.
What is the opposite of Adon (אדון)?
Words that mean the opposite of Adon (אדון) are עבד.
What rhymes with Adon (אדון)?
Words that rhyme with Adon (אדון) include מזון, רצון, צפון, לשון, חלבון, and זיכרון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry אדון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.