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Adonai

UK/əˈdəʊ.nʌɪ/US/ˌæ.dəˈnaɪ/

Adonai proper noun: the Lord: a Hebrew title of God.

Proper noun

Adonai

  1. (Judaism) The Lord: a Hebrew title of God.
    • This not the last empire to crumble / I bore witness to rise and fall of tribes of Adonai / And I have fallen short of a glory of God2009, Behemoth, Alas, Lord is Upon Me

Origin of Adonai

From Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾădônāy, “My Lord”); used in place of the Tetragrammaton YHWH as a name of the deity of Abrahamic religion during prayer recitation.

Words formed from Adonai

Questions about Adonai

What does Adonai mean?
Adonai means the Lord: a Hebrew title of God.
What part of speech is Adonai?
Adonai is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Adonai?
Adonai is pronounced /əˈdəʊ.nʌɪ/ (UK).

Words near Adonai in the dictionary

  1. Adolphs
  2. Adolphson
  3. Adolphsons
  4. Adolphus
  5. Adolvsson
  6. Adonai
  7. Adonara
  8. Adonean
  9. Adonia
  10. Adonian
  11. Adonic

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