Adonai

Also A·do·noy

[ah-daw-nahy, ah-doh-noi]

noun

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

Adonai

/ ˌædɒˈnaɪ, -ˈneɪaɪ /

noun

1. Judaism a name for God

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adonai¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adonai¹

C15: from Hebrew: lord; compare _Adonis

Example Sentences

He obviously did not watch the Colts' Adonai Mitchell do exactly the same thing last week.

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Colts receiver Adonai Mitchell caught a pass and seemingly was on his way to turning it into a 76-yard touchdown.

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Still his performance was better than that of Mexican referee Adonai Escobedo, who struggled to control the match.

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Traded back and got talented WR Adonai Mitchell, a first-round talent, with the 52nd pick.

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When Elijah Jackson swatted a potential game-winning touchdown pass out of the hands of Texas receiver Adonai Mitchell with no time left on the clock in Monday’s Sugar Bowl, the Washington junior cornerback made a play that will be talked about fondly by Seattle sports fans for decades to come.

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When To Use

What does Adonai mean?

Adonai is one of the Hebrew names used for Judeo-Christian God.In Judaism and the other religions descending from Abraham, the universe was created by a single being commonly known in English as God. In the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, God’s name is written as an unpronounceable series of consonants known as the Tetragrammaton that read as YHWH or JHVH. Because they can’t or won’t say the Tetragrammaton, speakers and writers use different names for God. Adonai is one of these names that appears frequently in the Tanach, the Hebrew Bible.Adonai appears repeatedly as a name for God in the Tanach, which is written in Hebrew. Many English translations of the Christian Bible use the word Lord instead.