# Adonai

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈdəʊ.nʌɪ/ · frequency rank #70,438

## Definitions
1. The Lord: a Hebrew title of God.

## Etymology
From Hebrew אֲדֹנָי (ʾădônāy, “My Lord”); used in place of the Tetragrammaton YHWH as a name of the deity of Abrahamic religion during prayer recitation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/adonai