Adonai

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

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

Origin of Adonai

1
Literally, my Lord; spoken in place of the ineffable name Yahweh
  • Also A·do·noy [ah-doh-noi]. /ˌɑ doʊˈnɔɪ/.

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Adonai

/ (ˌædɒˈnaɪ, -ˈneɪaɪ) /


noun
  1. Judaism a name for God

Origin of Adonai

1
C15: from Hebrew: lord; compare Adonis

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