Adon
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Adon
(אדון) is the Northwest Semitic for "lord", mostly used of deities.
It may also refer to:
in geography
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Adon
Adon is the Northwest Semitic for "lord", mostly used of deities.It may also refer to:*in the Tanakh Adon may be used for men and angels as well as to El*Adonai "my lord" in Jewish tradition is used as a euphemism to refer to God...
(אדון) is the Northwest Semitic for "lord", mostly used of deities.
It may also refer to:
- in the Tanakh Adon may be used for men and angels as well as to ElEl (god)is a Northwest Semitic word meaning "deity", cognate to Akkadian and then to Hebrew : Eli and Arabic )....
- Adonai "my lord" in Jewish tradition is used as a euphemism to refer to GodGodGod is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism, or a single deity in polytheism....
- Greek AdonisAdonisAdonis , in Greek mythology, the god of beauty and desire, is a figure with Northwest Semitic antecedents, where he is a central figure in various mystery religions. The Greek , Adōnis is a variation of the Semitic word Adonai, "lord", which is also one of the names used to refer to God in the Old...
, an adoption of Tammuz
in geography
- a town in LoiretLoiretLoiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
(FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
), see Adon, LoiretAdon, LoiretAdon is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.The name for the town's residents is Adonnais. The mayor since 2001 is Guy Separi, his term expires in 2008. The population was 178 in 2004....
. - Adon, Burma
in popular culture
- Adon (Street Fighter)