ADONAI

Meaning of ADONAI in English

[Judaic] Hebrew word meaning "my lord, my master", from adon, "lord, master". From Hellenistic times onward it was used verbally to replace the written Yahweh. When the tetragrammaton (JHWH) appears in the Biblical text, it is usual to read it out load either as Adonai or as Ha-Shem ("The Name").

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ADONAI — noun Etymology: Hebrew 'ădhōnāy Date: before 12th century — used in place of YHWH as a name of the God …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ADONAI — noun also ado·nay ˌädəˈnȯi, -ˈnäˌē, -ˈnī, ˌad- also ˌadəˈnāˌī ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: Hebrew 'ădhōnāy : god — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ADONAI — (n.) A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word "Lord".
Английский словарь Webster
ADONAI — Seph. /ah'daw nuy"/ ; Ashk. /ah'doh noy"/ , n. Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ADONAI — noun Etymology: Hebrew 'ădhōnāy Date: before 12th century — used in place of YHWH as a name of the God …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ADONAI — add. ·noun a hebrew name for god, usually translated in the old testament by the word "lord".
Webster English vocab
ADONAI — [ ˌadɒ'nʌɪ , -'neɪʌɪ ] ■ noun a Hebrew name for God. Origin from Heb. 'ăḏōnāy ; see also Jehovah …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ADONAI — [Ado.nai] n [Heb 'adhonay] (14c)--used as a name of the God of the Hebrews
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ADONAI — Adonai BrE AmE ˌæd ə ʊ ˈnaɪ ˈ•••, -ɒ-, ˌ••ˈneɪ aɪ; ə ˈdəʊn i‿aɪ AmE \ ˌɑːd ə ˈnaɪ -ˈnɔɪ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ADONAI — Pronunciation: ˌ ä-d ə - ' no ̇ i, - ' n ī Function: noun Etymology: Hebrew ' ă dh …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ADONAY — noun see adonai
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TETRAGRAMMATON — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈgramətən, -əd.ən, -ət ə n also -əˌtän noun ( plural tetragramma·ta -mətə, -əd.ə sometimes -əˌtä or -əˌtȧ) Usage: often capitalized …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
O ANTIPHON — noun Usage: usually capitalized O&A Etymology: o (II) ; from the fact that it opens with O (as O Adonai) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GREAT ANTIPHON — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&A : one of the seven anthems beginning with an invocation (as O Adonai ) that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IHVH — () A transliteration of the four constants forming the Hebrew tetragrammaton or "incommunicable name" of the Supreme Being, which in …
Английский словарь Webster
ADONIST — (n.) One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated "Jehovah" are really the vowel points of the word …
Английский словарь Webster
ADONIST — ( n. ) One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated "Jehovah" are really the vowel points of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TETRAGRAMMATON — /te'treuh gram"euh ton'/ , n. the Hebrew word for God, consisting of the four letters yod, he, vav, and he, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLASPHEMY — /blas"feuh mee/ , n. , pl. blasphemies . 1. impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things. 2. Judaism. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IHVH — add. ·- a transliteration of the four constants forming the hebrew tetragrammaton or "incommunicable name" of the supreme being, which …
Webster English vocab
ADONIST — noun one who maintains that points of the hebrew word translated "jehovah" are really the vowel points of the word …
Webster English vocab
DOMINUS — plural Domini, in ancient Rome, master, or owner, particularly of slaves. The name became the official title for the emperor, …
Britannica English vocabulary
BERAKAH — also spelled Berakha, or Berachah (Hebrew: blessing), plural Berakoth, Berakot, Berachoth, or Berachot, in Judaism, a benediction (expression of praise …
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YAHWEH — the God of the Israelites, his name being revealed to Moses as four Hebrew consonants (YHWH) called the tetragrammaton. After …
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LEVI BEN GERSHOM — born 1288, Bagnols-sur-Cze, Fr. died 1344 also called Gersonides, Leo De Bagnols, Leo Hebraeus, or (by acronym) Ralbag French Jewish …
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CRESCAS, HASDAI BEN ABRAHAM — born 1340, Barcelona? died 1410, Saragossa, Spain Spanish philosopher, Talmudic scholar, and critic of the Aristotelian rationalist tradition in Jewish …
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JEHOVAH — n. the Hebrew name of God in the Old Testament. øJehovah's Witness a member of a millenarian Christian sect rejecting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JEHOVAH — n. the Hebrew name of God in the Old Testament. Jehovah's Witness a member of a millenarian Christian sect rejecting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JEHOVAH — n. the Hebrew name of God in the Old Testament. Phrases and idioms: Jehovah's Witness a member of a millenarian …
Oxford English vocab
GOD — n. 25B6; noun a gift from God : THE LORD, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; Allah, Jehovah, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
YAHWEH — [Judaic] This article is not intended as a religious discussion. It relates only to the mythological and historical aspects of …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
TETRAGRAMMATON — [Judaic] Greek: "Four letters". The four letters which compose the name of God. Traditionally the name is so sacred that …
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