אֲדֹנָי

Strong’s Definition

the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)

Etymology & Derivation

an emphatic form of H113 (אָדוֹן);

KJV Usage

(my) Lord.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.my lord, lord
• 2.of men
• 3.of god
• 4.lordtitle, spoken in place of jehovah in jewish display of reverence

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼĂdônây; Pronunciation: ad-o-noy'