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Adonai definition

Ado·nai (äd′ə nī′, -no̵i′; ad′-)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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