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Adonai
[ Sephardic Hebrew ah-daw-nahy; Ashkenazic Hebrew ah-doh-noi ]
noun
- Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Adonai
/ ˌædɒˈnaɪ; -ˈneɪaɪ /
noun
- Judaism a name for God
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Adonai1
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Example Sentences
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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