The name Adoniqam combines adon (lord) and qum (to arise), meaning "my Lord has arisen." It is the name of a man whose descendants returned from Babylonian captivity with Zerubbabel and later with Ezra.
The name Adoniqam appears in the lists of returnees from exile (Ezra 2:13; Nehemiah 7:18), and its meaning — "my Lord has arisen" — is profoundly appropriate. These lists testify to the fulfillment of God's promise to restore His people. Every name represents resurrection from spiritual death. The theme anticipates the ultimate rising of the Lord in Christ's resurrection.