Adonai

See also: adonai

English

Etymology

From Hebrew אֲדֹנָי‎ (ādônay, “My Lord”); used in place of the Tetragrammaton YHWH as a name of the God of the Hebrews during prayer recitation. In many christian languages the same word is used for "Mr." and "My Lord" addressing God, e.g. German Herr, Portuguese Senhor, Greek κύριος (kýrios), Serbo-Croatian Gospod. See also Notre Dame.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈdəʊ.nʌɪ/, /ˈæ.də.nʌɪ/, /əˈdəʊ.neɪˌʌɪ/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.dəˈnaɪ/, /ˌæ.dəˈnaɪˌi/, /ˌæ.doʊˈneɪˌaɪ/[1]

Proper noun

Adonai

  1. (Judaism, Christianity) The Lord: a Hebrew title of God.

Usage notes

YHWH, the true name of the Abrahamic God, is usually read by Jews as "Adonai" while praying or reading the Torah. Similarly, the word "Adonai" is usually restricted to this use and is replaced by Hashem ("The Name") in ordinary speech. This use has been followed in other languages since at least the surviving texts of the Septuagint, with the Vulgate employing "Dominus" and most English translations of the Bible employing the Lord or the LORD for instances of the name YHWH in the Hebrew text.

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References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "Adonai, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2011.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew אדוני‎.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.do.ˈnaj/

Proper noun

Adonai m

  1. (Judaism) Adonai (one of the names of God)
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