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== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19265" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19265" /> == | ||
<p> [[One]] of the names of the [[Supreme]] Being in the Scriptures. The proper meaning of the word is "my Lords, " in the plural number; as Adoni is my Lord, in the singular. The Jews, who either out of respect or superstition do not pronounce the name of Jehovah, read [[Adonai]] in the room of it, as often as they meet with [[Jehovah]] in the [[Hebrew]] text. But the ancient [[Jews]] were not so scrupulous; nor is there any law which forbids them to pronounce the name of God. </p> | |||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47455" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_47455" /> == | ||
<p> This is one of the names peculiarly applied to the person of the [[Lord]] [[Jesus]] Christ. [[By]] way of distinguishing it from JEHOVAH, it is rendered Lord in our [[English]] Bibles, in smaller letters, while JEHOVAH, which is also translated Lord, is in capitals. The reader will find a striking proof of it. ( <span> <span> Psalms 110:1 </span> </span> ) The Lord said unto my Lord. The words in the original are, JEHOVAH said unto my Adonai. It is a sweet and interesting name of the Lord Jesus. It carries with it the idea of a stay, or helper, security, confidence. </p> | |||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64684" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_64684" /> == | ||
<p> [[See]] GOD. </p> | |||
== Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80189" /> == | == Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_80189" /> == | ||
<p> one of the names of God. This word in the plural number signifies <em> my Lords. </em> The Jews, who either out of respect or superstition, do not pronounce the name of Jehovah, read [[Adonai]] in the room of it, as often as they meet with [[Jehovah]] in the [[Hebrew]] text. But the ancient [[Jews]] were not so scrupulous. [[Neither]] is there any law which forbids them to pronounce any name of God. </p> | |||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_648" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_648" /> == | ||
<p> <translit> a </translit> - <translit> dō´nı̄ </translit> , <translit> ad </translit> - <translit> ō </translit> - <translit> nā´ı̄ </translit> ( <span> אדני </span> , <i> <translit> 'ădhōnāy </translit> </i> ): <links> A D </links> ivine name, translated "Lord," and signifying, from its derivation, "sovereignty." Its vowels are found in the Massoretic [[Text]] with the unpronounceable tetragrammaton <span> יהוה </span> , <i> <translit> YHWH </translit> </i> ; and when the [[Hebrew]] reader came to these letters, he always substituted in pronunciation the word " <i> <translit> 'ădhōnāy </translit> </i> ̌ ." Its vowels combined with the tetragrammaton form the word "Yahweh (Jehovah)." [[See]] <a> GOD </a> , <links> NAMES OF </links> . </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17828" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17828" /> == | ||
<p> (Heb. Adonay <span> ’ </span> , <span> אֲדֹנָי </span> , prob. <span> my master, </span> in the plural form for the sake of intensity; see Gesenius, <span> Thes. Heb. </span> p. 329; Sept. <span> Κύριος </span> , Vulg. <span> Dominus, </span> Auth. Vers. "Lord," not in small capitals; but "God," when that term has just preceded as a translation of Jehovah), a term employed in the Hebrews [[Scriptures]] by way of eminence to God, especially (in the [[Pentateuch]] always) where he is submissively or reverently addressed in his character of sovereign; frequently with other titles added. (See <a> JEHOVAH </a> ). The simple form <span> אָדוֹן </span> , <span> [[Adon]] <span> ’ </span> </span> (either with or without suffixes), is spoken of an <span> owner </span> or possessor in general, e.g. of property ( <span> 1 Kings 16:21 </span> ), of slaves ( <span> [[Genesis]] 24:14 </span> ; <span> Genesis 24:27 </span> ; <span> Genesis 39:2 </span> ; <span> Genesis 39:7 </span> ); hence, of kings, as rulers over their subjects ( <span> [[Isaiah]] 26:13 </span> ), and of husbands, as lords of their wives ( <span> Genesis 18:12 </span> ); also of God, as proprietor of the world ( <span> [[Joshua]] 3:13 </span> ; <span> [[Exodus]] 23:17 </span> ; <span> Psalms 114:7 </span> ). It is also used of a ruler or governor ( <span> Genesis 14:8 </span> ); and hence as a title of respect in addressing, e.g. a father ( <span> Genesis 31:35 </span> ), a brother ( <span> [[Numbers]] 12:11 </span> ), a royal consort ( <span> 1 Kings 1:17-18 </span> ), and especially kings or nobles ( <span> 2 [[Samuel]] 14:9 </span> ; <span> 1 Kings 3:17 </span> ). The plural is employed in a similar manner. The distinctive form, <span> Adonai, </span> never has the article; it is twice applied by [[God]] to himself ( <span> [[Job]] 28:28 </span> , where, however, many copies have "Jehovah;" </p> <p> <span> Isaiah 8:7 </span> , where, however, the expression may be only the prophet <span> ’ </span> s); a circumstance that may have arisen from the superstition of the Jews, who always point the sacred name [[Jehovah]] with its vowels, and even substitute it for that name in reading, so that in some cases it appears to have supplanted it in the text ( <span> [[Daniel]] 9:3 </span> ; <span> Daniel 9:7-9 </span> ; <span> Daniel 9:15-16 </span> ; <span> Daniel 9:19 </span> ). It seems to have been written peculiarly ( <span> אֲדֹנָי </span> ) to distinguish it from the regular form ( <span> אֲדֹנִי </span> ), which nevertheless occurs in its ordinary sense, once with a plural sense ( <span> Genesis 19:2 </span> ), but elsewhere as a singular ( <span> Genesis 18:3 </span> ; <span> Genesis 19:8 </span> ). [[See]] LORD. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_19265"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/charles-buck-theological-dictionary/adonai Adonai from Charles Buck Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_47455"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/hawker-s-poor-man-s-concordance-and-dictionary/adonai Adonai from Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_64684"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/adonai Adonai from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_80189"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/watson-s-biblical-theological-dictionary/adonai Adonai from Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_648"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/adonai Adonai from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_17828"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/adonai Adonai from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | |||
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