Hebrew · H136, H3069 · unreviewed

אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה

The Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · God.

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אֲדֹנָי H136 the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
Pronunciation ʾădōnāy
Reverent substitution for YHWH in speech and reading, marking covenantal authority and personal devotion to God.
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יְהֹוִה H3069 God.
Pronunciation yĕhōwih
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What does אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה (Adonai YHWH) mean in the Bible?

אֲדֹנָי · יְהֹוִה is a Hebrew word meaning "Lord GOD, Sovereign LORD".

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Meaning

Lord GOD, Sovereign LORD
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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