Adonai
//ˌæ.dəˈnaɪ// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The Lord: a Hebrew title of God. Judaism
"This not the last empire to crumble / I bore witness to rise and fall of tribes of Adonai / And I have fallen short of a glory of God"
Example
More examples"This not the last empire to crumble / I bore witness to rise and fall of tribes of Adonai / And I have fallen short of a glory of God"
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.
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