Saturday, 3 August 2013

HEBREW TRANSLITERATION: Lord


HEBREW TRANSLITERATIONS

3. Lord: Transliteration: Strong’s H136 אֲדֹנָי [’Adonay /ad·o·noy/] n m Am emphatic form of  113; TWOT 27b; GK 151; 434 occurrences; AV translates as “Lord” 431 times, “lord” twice, and “God” once. 1 my lord, lord. 1a of men. 1b of God. 2 Lord—title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence.

The word “Lord” transliterated by Strong’s H136 is ’Adonay /ad·o·noy. This translates in English as the word “Adonai” meaning Master. That Abraham would bow down and address one of the men as “My Lord (Adonai/Master)” would intimate that he recognized Yahweh, but was not sure until later of the full significance of the event (Genesis 18:22-33). Abraham recognizes Yahweh’s right to command as his Master, and shows Him the most complete respect and obedience.

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