Adonai

[ Sephardic Hebrew ah-daw-nahy; Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-doh-noi ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.

Adonai

/ ˌædɒˈnaɪ; -ˈneɪaɪ /

Origin of Adonai¹

Literally, my Lord; spoken in place of the ineffable name Yahweh

Origin of Adonai¹

C15: from Hebrew: lord; compare Adonis

We must now give a brief account of the questions discussed in the "Milhamot Adonai."

The later Jews substituted the word Adonai in reading the ineffable Name in their law and prayers.

Whenever it occurs in the Hebrew Text, they substitute the word Adonai in its place.

Contains the German translation of the first book of the "Milhamot Adonai."

Merciful Adonai, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church.

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