adonai
アドナイ（神の名）
解説 Definition
ユダヤ教とキリスト教で神の名前として使用される言葉。ヘブライ語の『主』を意味する。
A Hebrew title meaning “my Lord,” used in Jewish prayer and scriptural reading as a reverent spoken substitute for the divine name represented by the four Hebrew letters YHWH. It is also encountered in Christian religious language.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Adonai はヘブライ語で「わが主」に当たる神への敬称。ユダヤ教の朗読や祈りで、神聖四文字 YHWH をそのまま発音せず代わりに読む呼称として覚える。「address God as Adonai」という宗教的な場面に限定し、一般の lord とは区別する。
Remember Adonai through the idea of respectfully addressing God as “my Lord.” Its practical setting is not ordinary conversation but Jewish scripture reading, liturgy, and prayer. When the written divine name YHWH appears, readers traditionally avoid pronouncing it and say Adonai instead. Link the word with Lord, but keep the distinction clear: lord can describe various human or divine authorities, whereas Adonai is a specific Hebrew religious title used for God. The collocations “say Adonai,” “the name Adonai,” and “Adonai in Jewish liturgy” reinforce that setting.
例文
Adonai is a Hebrew term used in religious texts and prayers.
アドナイは宗教的なテキストと祈りで使用されるヘブライ語の用語です。
The word Adonai appears frequently in Jewish liturgy.
アドナイという言葉はユダヤ教の典礼に頻繁に現れます。
Adonai is traditionally used as a substitute for the divine name.
アドナイは伝統的に神聖な名前の代わりとして使用されます。
adonai の類義語・関連語
類義語
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adonai の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語אֲדֹנָי（アドナイ）に由来。adon（主人・主）＋-ai（私の）で「わが主」の意。ユダヤ教で神聖四文字YHWH（ヤハウェ）を直接発音することを避け、代わりに用いる神の呼称。関連語：Adonis（アドニス、セム語の「主」と同根）。
Adonai is a transliteration of Hebrew אֲדֹנָי, traditionally rendered “my Lord” or “my Lords” and used as a divine title. It is built on adon, “lord” or “master,” with a possessive ending. In Jewish reading tradition, it serves as a spoken replacement for the sacred name written with the four consonants YHWH. Adonis has also been connected with a Semitic word for “lord,” but it is not another form of Adonai.
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