Words the Bible translates as owner
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- adonאָדוֹןlord: the one who rightfully possesses, protects, and commands those under his care
- ba'alבַּעַלowner: the person to whom a thing, animal, property, or even a debt belongs and who answers for it
+3 more meanings
- husband: a woman's married man, the one to whom she belongs in marriage
- the one marked by something: a person, or even a creature or object, defined by the thing, trait, or role named after this word
- the citizens or ruling men of a town: the property-holding men who belong to a place and hold its affairs
- despotēsδεσπότηςan absolute master: the one who owns you outright and whose authority over you has no limit
- ktētōrκτήτωρownernot studied yet
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