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Adonai
AdonaiA Hebrew word signifying "the Lord" and used by Jews when speaking or writing of "YHWH," or Yahweh, the ineffable name of God. The Jews entertained the deepest awe for this incommunicable and mysterious name, and this feeling led them to avoid pronouncing it and to substitute the word Adonai for "Jehovah" in their sacred text. The ancients attributed great power to names; to know and pronounce someone's name was to have power over them. Obviously one could not, like the Pagans, suggest that mere creatures had power over God. This custom in Jewish prayers still prevails, especially among Hasidic Jews, who follow the Kabala and believe that the Holy Name of God, associated with miraculous powers, should not be profaned. Yahweh is their invisible protector and king, and no image of him is made. He is worshiped according to his commandments, with an observance of the ritual instituted through Moses. The term "YHWH" means the revealed Absolute Deity, the Manifest, Only, Personal, Holy Creator and Redeemer. |
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"Adonai." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Adonai." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800062.html "Adonai." Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology. 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3403800062.html |
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Adonai
Adonai (Hebrew for ‘Lord’). Divine name often used in the OT. Jews also read it for the unutterable name of Yahweh, which in the Hebrew Bible is usually pointed with the vowel-signs proper to Adonai. In the Christian liturgy the term is applied to Christ in one of the O-Antiphons.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Adonai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Adonai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Adonai.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Adonai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-Adonai.html |
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Adonai
Adonai (Heb., ‘my Lord’). Jewish title of God. It is commonly used to replace the tetragrammaton (JHWH) when reading the text of the Hebrew scriptures, and its vowels, inserted into JHWH, thus produce the form Jehovah.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Adonai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Adonai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Adonai.html JOHN BOWKER. "Adonai." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Adonai.html |
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Adonai
Adonai a Hebrew name for God.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Adonai." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Adonai." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Adonai.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Adonai." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-Adonai.html |
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Adonai
Adonai see God . |
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"Adonai." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Adonai." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Adonai.html "Adonai." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Adonai.html |
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