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Adonai
 
SYLLABICATION:Ad·o·nai
PRONUNCIATION:  äd-n, -noi
NOUN: Lord. Used in Judaism as a spoken substitute for the ineffable name of God.
ETYMOLOGY:Hebrew ’dôny, my lord : ’dôn, lord; see d in Appendix II + -ay, my.
 
 
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