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adonai

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  1. 1. A word/hebrew">Hebrew word/name">name for God, usually translated in the Old Testament by the word "Lord". The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the tetragrammaton Yhvh, or Ihvh, "the incommunicable name," and in reading substituted "Adonai". Source: webster
  2. 2. A word/hebrew">Hebrew word/name">name for God, usually translated in the Old Testamentby the word "Lord". Source: adambom

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