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Meaning of "Adonai" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADONAI

From Hebrew: lord; compare Adonis.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ADONAI

Adonai  [ˌædɒˈnaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ADONAI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Adonai is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ADONAI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Names and titles of God in Judaism

The name of God in Judaism used most often in the Hebrew Bible is the four-letter name יהוה, also known as the Tetragrammaton. El, Elohim, El Shaddai, Adonai, Elyon and Avinu are regarded by many religious Jews not as names, but as epithets or titles highlighting different aspects of YHWH and the various 'roles' of God.

Definition of Adonai in the English dictionary

The definition of Adonai in the dictionary is a name for God.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ADONAI


acini
ˈæsɪnaɪ
alumni
əˈlʌmnaɪ
anigh
əˈnaɪ
Brunei
bruːˈnaɪ
Chennai
tʃɪˈnaɪ
Cygni
ˈsɪɡnaɪ
decani
dɪˈkeɪnaɪ
Delphini
dɛlˈfaɪnaɪ
deny
dɪˈnaɪ
Eridani
ɛˈrɪdəˌnaɪ
Gemini
ˈdʒɛmɪˌnaɪ
nigh
naɪ
nye
naɪ
Panay
pɑːˈnaɪ
rabboni
ræˈbəʊnaɪ
redeny
ˌriːdɪˈnaɪ
Sinai
ˈsaɪnaɪ
snye
snaɪ
termini
ˈtɜːmɪnaɪ
uncini
ʌnˈsaɪnaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ADONAI

ADN
adnascent
adnate
adnation
adnexa
adnexal
adnominal
adnoun
ado
adobe
adobe flat
adobelike
adobo
adolescence
adolescent
adolescently
Adonic
Adonis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ADONAI

ai
Athinai
Bhai
chai
Dubai
jai
kai
Kootenai
lanai
Mount Sinai
Mumbai
rai
sai
samurai
shanghai
Tai
Thai
Tournai
wai
Weihai

Synonyms and antonyms of Adonai in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Adonai» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ADONAI

Find out the translation of Adonai to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Adonai from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Adonai» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿多奈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Adonai
570 millions of speakers

English

Adonai
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Adonai
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أدوناي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Адонай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Adonai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Adonai
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Adonaï
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Adonai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Adonai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上帝
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아도나이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Adonai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

adonai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கர்த்தர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Adonai
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Adonai
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Adonai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Adonai
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Адонай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Adonai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Adonai
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Adonai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Adonai
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Adonai
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Adonai

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ADONAI»

The term «Adonai» is regularly used and occupies the 57.136 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Adonai
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Adonai».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ADONAI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Adonai» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Adonai» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Adonai

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADONAI»

Discover the use of Adonai in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Adonai and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Adina ... Adonai
Take your time, switch into an attentive mode to take on a serene and brilliant world: a world as to the future!
Elsa De Visser, 2012
2
Adonai, Remember Me
This slender volume (with its companion music CD) offers a memorable journey, as we follow the lives of those who interact with Him and one another.
Donais Lee and Aran Lee, 2013
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Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament
other examples attest to the usage of Adonai in the first half of the tenth century B.C. or earlier. The next time 'adhonai appears in passages which can be dated with certainty is in the last third of the eighth century B.C. in parallelism with ...
G. Johannes Botterweck, Helmer Ringgren, 1974
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All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible
(John 6: 53-57). ADOX-ADONAI - Jehovah Our Ruler Adonai, an intensive plural of Ac/on, meaning "lord," is another of the vigorous names of God expressing divine dominion. Adonai sometimes occurs in prophecy and poetry as a substitute ...
Herbert Lockyer, 1988
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The Goblet of Lamentation-Adonai Java
GOBLETofThe. LAMENTATION-ADONAI. JAVA. A celestial prowess engaged the world while bringing the ancient and the contemporary world in contact in a fierce and overwhelming showdown when a part of the celestial world seeks to ...
Ola De Labaro, 2011
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Torah and Commentary: The Five Books of Moses : Translation, ...
21 Adonai said to Moses, "Go back and warn the people not to cross the boundary line to see the Divine, because they will die. 22 Even the priests, who usually come near Adonai, must sanctify themselves, or else Adonai will destroy them.
Sol Scharfstein, 2008
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סדור קבלת שבת
Mizmor L'David 1i)3T>3 Miz-mor l'David. ha-vu l'Adonai, b'nei ei-lim ha-vu l' Adonai ka-vod va-oz, ha-vu l'Adonai k'vod sh'mo. Hish-ta-cha-vu l'Adonai b'had- rat kodesh, kol Adonai al ha-ma-yim. El ha-ka-vod hir-im, Adonai al ma-yim ra- bim.
Ronald H. Isaacs, 2007
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The Torah: Portion by Portion
the Egyptians, the people feared Adonai; they had faith in Adonai and in [ Adonai's] servant Moses. The Song at the Sea -*» — (*» Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to Adonai. They chanted: I will sing to Adonai For [ Adonai] has ...
Seymour Rossel, 2007
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משכן תפלה
Havu 1'Adonai b'nei eilim, havu 1'Adonai kavod vaoz. AVI Tl33 "2 "On T T T - T Havu 1'Adonai k'vod sh'mo, >l^X^ Tl33 hishtachavu 1'Adonai b'hadrat kodesh. Kol Adonai al hamayim, El hakavod hirim, Adonai al mayim rabim. Kol Adonai ...
Elyse D. Frishman, 2007
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סדור חברים כל ישראל
Psalm 27 L'David. Adonai Ori v'Yishi mimi ira, Adonai maoz chayai mimi efchad? Bik'rov alai m'reiim leechol et b'sari tzarai, v'oivai li heimah kashlu v'nafalu. lm tachaneh alai machaneh lo yi-ra libi, im takum alai milchamah b'zot a-ni voteiach.
Mark Frydenberg, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADONAI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Adonai is used in the context of the following news items.
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America Needs Strong Men!
The purpose of this blog is to encourage Christ-followers to see God's Big Picture and be a part of it. Adonai Eluheinu! Print Friendly ... «Cowger Nation, Jul 15»
2
How 'The Jewish Quarter' became the talk of Cairo
The women do pray in the upstairs section in the synagogue, but the prayer that begins “Baruch ata adonai” continues as gibberish, and the ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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You are here: Opinion
One of the deacons at Adonai Roi Congregation is a perfect example of this type of reconciliation. After growing up in an environment that ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
4
Torah Study Donkey power
“The Song of the Donkey” takes its text from I Chronicles 29:11 – “For all of these are yours, Adonai: the greatness, the strength, the beauty, the ... «Jewish News of Greater Phoenix, Jul 15»
5
Sarkodie off to Miami to celebrate 30th birthday
The "Adonai" rapper was in LA over the weekend to witness the 15th edition of Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards. He captioned an ... «GhanaWeb, Jun 15»
6
Freedom: For Everyone or Just People Like Us? (2 Corinthians 12:2 …
Nonetheless, despite the religious diversity in the world and the interfaith changes occurring in the U.S., references to "Allah," "Adonai," "Spirit" ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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It'll Be an Easy Choice
(Jeremiah 18:7-8/ESV). The purpose of this blog is to encourage Christ-followers to see God's Big Picture and be a part of it. Adonai Eloheinu! «Cowger Nation, Jun 15»
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Montville High School releases honor roll
Grade 11: Joshua Anderson, Jamie Arner, Katelyn Banta, Michael Brown, Adonai Brunache, Caitlyn Castro, Naomi Clark, Alexandra Clemons, ... «Norwich Bulletin, Jun 15»
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Montville High School releases third-quarter honor roll
Grade 11: Michael Brown, Adonai Brunache, Caitlyn Castro, Alexandra Clemons, Michelle Gambone, Noelani Gonzalez, Joel Greenwood, ... «Norwich Bulletin, Jun 15»
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All work and no play... Sarkodie is off to Miami to celebrate 30th …
The "Adonai" rapper was in LA over the weekend to witness the 15th edition of Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards. He captioned an ... «Pulse.com.gh, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Adonai [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/adonai>. Apr 2024 ».
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