Language & etymology
What the name means.
Adonai is related to adon, “lord” or “master.” It is used as a singular title of supreme authority for God and is traditionally spoken where YHWH appears in the Hebrew text.
Gematria
The numeric value.
Aleph 1 + Dalet 4 + Nun 50 + Yod 10 = 65
Numeric value is a traditional interpretive practice; it is not the word’s etymology and does not establish doctrine.
Paleo-Hebrew character
A devotional reflection.
This letter meditation is devotional symbolism rather than a lexical definition.
𐤀
Aleph
ox, strength
𐤃
Dalet
door, passage
𐤍
Nun
seed, continuing life
𐤉
Yod
hand, work
The promise
What it reveals.
God’s people may yield control to the Lord whose authority is righteous and whose call is worthy of obedience.
Supporting Scripture
Written in the Word.
“And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me?”
Genesis 15:2
“I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne… Here am I; send me.”
Isaiah 6:1, 8
“O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!”
Psalm 8:1