Adonai

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈdəʊ.nʌɪ/, /ˈæ.də.nʌɪ/, /əˈdəʊ.neɪˌʌɪ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæ.dəˈnaɪ/, /ˌæ.dəˈnaɪˌi/, /ˌæ.doʊˈneɪˌaɪ/ === Proper noun === Adonai (Judaism, Christianity) The Lord: a Hebrew title of God. ==== Usage notes ==== YHWH, the Hebrew 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. ==== Derived terms ==== adonist ==== Related terms ==== Adonis ==== Translations ==== === References === == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew אדוני. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adoˈnaːi/ Hyphenation: Ado‧nai === Proper noun === Adonai m (proper noun, strong, genitive Adonai) (Judaism) Adonai (one of the names of God) === Further reading === “Adonai” in Duden online == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew אדוני. === Pronunciation === (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌa.do.ˈnaj/ === Proper noun === Adonai m (Judaism) Adonai (one of the names of God) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew אדוני. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /adoˈnai/ [a.ð̞oˈnai̯] Rhymes: -ai Syllabification: A‧do‧nai === Proper noun === Adonai ? (Judaism, Christianity) Adonai (one of the names of God) a male given name from Hebrew