this use was to avoid using God's name directly and instead to appeal to God as one would appeal to a king. As such,Adonaiis commonly used as a substitute for God in prayer and in translations of the Hebrew Bible.
Adonai and Ba'al. Adonai () occurs as a name of God apart from its use by the Masorites as a substituted reading for Yhwh. It was, probably, at first Adoni ("my Lord") or Adonai ("my Lord," plural of majesty), and later assumed this form, as a proper name, to distinguish it...
In the magic papyri of antiquity, pentagrams, together with stars and other signs, are frequently found on amulets bearing the Jewish names of God—"Sabaoth," "Adonai," "Eloai"—and used to guard against fever and other diseases (Wessely, "Neue Zauberpapyri," pp. 68, 70, and note)....
Baruch atah Adonai, Dayan Ha-Emet. Blessed are You, Adonai, Truthful Judge. The other family members and loved ones may recite a passage from the book of Job: Adonai natan, Adonai lakach, yehi shem Adonai m'vorach. God has given, God has taken away, blessed be the name of God. Je...
to do with Yahweh, or even the so called god “Adonai” (a name borrowed from the Phoenician worship of Adon, who was known as “Baal” by the Canaanites); the true origin of the Jewish hexagram is found in the worship of an ancient demon god who is the lord of wealth and money...
To avoid blasphemy, other words were substituted, such as ‘Adonai’ (Ruler), or ‘Ha Shem’ (The Name). Even today, Bibles depict the Name of God with the euphemism ‘Lord’ instead of his actual moniker. Orthodox Jews even censor their own euphemisms, fearing blasphemy should someone com...
Barukh ataAdonaiEloheinu melekh ha'olam, dayan ha-emet. This translates to: "Blessed are You, LORD, our God, King of the universe, the True Judge." There is also a Jewish funeral custom of rending one's clothes at the moment one hears news of a passing, which in modern times has ...
Shabbat Bereshit, takes its name from the first word of Torah. Be-Reshit means “In Beginning.” In Beginning creation, God looked to fundamental principles upon which to build. We remember this as we read from the first Parasha of the Torah that takes its name from the first word and ...
Vayikra el Moshe vayedabeir Adonai elav m’ohel mo’ed leimor “God called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting saying…” It is a seemingly straightforward sentence. God is calling Moses to engage in the kind of encounter that to us Jews feels more Christian than Jewish....
In the tradition it is said that Solomon possessed power over the demons by virtue of a talisman, which consisted of a signet-ring of brass, upon which was engraved the most great name of God. Bibliography: Wellhausen, Reste Arabischen Heidenthums, pp. 148 et seq.; ...