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Adonai
[ah-daw-nahy, ah-doh-noi]
noun
Hebrew.a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Adonai
/ ˌædɒˈnaɪ, -ˈneɪaɪ /
noun
Judaism a name for God
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of Adonai1
Example Sentences
Traded back and got talented WR Adonai Mitchell, a first-round talent, with the 52nd pick.
When Elijah Jackson swatted a potential game-winning touchdown pass out of the hands of Texas receiver Adonai Mitchell with no time left on the clock in Monday’s Sugar Bowl, the Washington junior cornerback made a play that will be talked about fondly by Seattle sports fans for decades to come.
In the second half against Texas, sophomore cornerback Elijah Jackson surrendered a 1-yard touchdown to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell and a 38-yard reception down the sideline to Xavier Worthy.
Then came three straight attempts to the end zone - two intended for Adonai Mitchell, who was playing in his fifth CFP and had touchdown catches in all five.
They even overcame a late Longhorn rally, as Ewers found wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for a leaping 1-yard score to narrow the deficit to 34-28 with 7:23 left.
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When To Use
Adonai is one of the Hebrew names used for Judeo-Christian God.In Judaism and the other religions descending from Abraham, the universe was created by a single being commonly known in English as God. In the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, God’s name is written as an unpronounceable series of consonants known as the Tetragrammaton that read as YHWH or JHVH. Because they can’t or won’t say the Tetragrammaton, speakers and writers use different names for God. Adonai is one of these names that appears frequently in the Tanach, the Hebrew Bible.Adonai appears repeatedly as a name for God in the Tanach, which is written in Hebrew. Many English translations of the Christian Bible use the word Lord instead.
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