Adonai

The definition of Adonai is the title that Hebrews use for God in prayer.

(noun)

Exodus 6 is an example of a passage that uses the word Adonai.

See Adonai in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

God; Lord: used in Hebrew reading as a substitute for the “ineffable name” JHVH

Origin: Heb, my Lord < NW Sem Adōn, Adun, lord; ? akin to Ar ʾīdhn, command

See Adonai in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Lord. Used in Judaism as a spoken substitute for the ineffable name of God.

Origin:

Origin: Hebrew ’ădônāy, my lord

Origin: : ’ādôn, lord; see אd in Semitic roots

Origin: + -ay, my

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