Adonai is the plural form of adoni ('my lord'),but is never used in The Bible to refer to a human lord.
Just as the plural form of 'Eloh, which is 'Elohim, usually refers to God but can, depending on context and grammar, refer to gods (in the plural), so Adonai should either refer to God or to gods ('Lords') in the plural. Psalm 110:1 creates a problem with translating Adonai as a reference to God, yet modern monotheism seems to preclude any other meaning:
Psalm 110:1: "The LORD [YHWH] said unto my Lord [Adonai], Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
Wikipedia explains that many modern critical scholars see Adonai as a remnant of a polytheist past and that the meaning of the word only later came to refer to The One God. It is thought that at least some biblical authors used the word originally in a polytheist sense.
The word JEHOVAH is a modern hybrid made by inserting the vowels of the word adonai into the tetragrammaton JHVH.
YHWH, Adonai, Abba, Jehovah, Krishna, Allah, El.....
He has many names in the Bible including Jehovah, Jehovah Jireh, Adonai, El-Shaddai. God is also referred to as I Am, and Alpha.
Adonai, Elohim, Jehovah, all are names for God, the Christian faith's 'supreme being'.
if you are saying this to a male: tizkor et Adonai (תזכור את ה׳)if you are saying this to a female: tizkeri et Adonai (תזכרי את ה׳)Note: Jehovah is not a real Hebrew word. It is a Christianized version of the four consonants of God's name. See Tetragrammaton for more information.
to a male: Adonai hu ha-amud shelcha (ה׳ הוא העמוד שלך)to a female: Adonai hu ha-amud shelach (ה׳ הוא העמוד שלך)to a group: Adonai hu ha-amud shelachem (ה׳ הוא העמוד שלכם)Note. There is no such Hebrew word as Jehovah. See Tetragrammaton for more information about the four consonants of God's true name.
Christ, Holy Spirit, Father, Jehovah, I am, Yahweh, Alpha and Omega. El Shaddai, Adonai, Messiah
Adonai ha ahuv ha rishon sheli (ה׳ האהוב הראשון שלי)
Jehovah is a Christianized version of the four consonants of God's true name. The correct spelling is יהוה (sometimes written as YHVH or YHWH), and Jews usually pronounce this name Adonai.
The word "Jehovah" is believed to have been first created by combining the consonants of the Hebrew name for God, YHWH, with the vowels of the Hebrew word Adonai, meaning "Lord." The precise origin of the word "Jehovah" is a subject of debate among scholars.
* El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty) * Adonai (Lord, Master) * Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah) * Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner) * Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd) * Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals) * Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There) * Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness) * Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You) * Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide) * Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace) * Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)
Genesis 22:14 says that Abraham called it: Yehwah' yireh' ('Jehovah-Jireh'-NEB, ASV)meaning "YHWH (Jehovah) will provide". (The Holy Scriptures 'A New Translation' by the Jewish Publication Society of America 1917, removed the name of God, "YHWH", and replaced it with "Adonai" making the name of the place read: 'Adonai-Jireh' meaning 'the LORD will provide'.