ADONAI

Meaning of ADONAI in English

Pronunciation: ˌ ä-d ə - ' no ̇ i, - ' n ī

Function: noun

Etymology: Hebrew ' ă dh ō n ā y

Date: before 12th century

― used in place of YHWH as a name of the God of the Hebrews during prayer recitation

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

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 — [Judaic] Hebrew word meaning "my lord, my master", from adon, "lord, master". From Hellenistic times onward it was used verbally …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
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 …
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DOMINUS — plural Domini, in ancient Rome, master, or owner, particularly of slaves. The name became the official title for the emperor, …
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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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