Etymology

Adonai

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Today it means: The Lord: a Hebrew title of God. Full definition →

Hebrew אֲדֹנָי
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromאֲדֹנָי“My Lord”
  2. English todayAdonai

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.

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