Adonai Mitchell - name cracks me up

[Dan Darragh]

Having been raised in the Jewish faith this name never fails to crack me up.  "Adonai" is Hebrew for "God" and religious Jews are so careful of observing the commandment of not taking God's name in vain, they actually won't say this word unless engaged in formal prayer.  In other cases they substitute the word Hashem which means "the name."

 

I can't wait until he catches a Hail Mary pass.

Edited April 17, 2024 by Dan Darragh

[fasteddie]

Raised in the Catholic faith, I was always surprised by the Latin American baseball players named Jesus, as in one of the Alou brothers. Just another one of those head scratchers seen throughout the years.

[boyst]

i honestly don't even know how to pronounce it.

 

is it Ad-on-ay? Adon-aye? A-done-yay? A-done-knee-ya? A-aron?

Edited April 17, 2024 by boyst

[Dave_Bills]

  On 4/17/2024 at 11:01 AM, boyst said:

i honestly don't even know how to pronounce it.

 

is it Ad-on-ay? Adon-aye? A-done-yay? A-done-knee-ya? A-aron?

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I’ve been going with the second…at least in my head. Good question

[Dat]

Hmmm…Now that I think about it, I have called lots of Bills player “Jesus Christ” while watching games over the years.
Then baptize something.

[BuffAlone]

I have it as  a-DON-aye. For some reason I think of a young "adonis". Or biblically like Madonna(not the gross 70year old lol). I guessing we'll hear alot of plays involving "A.D." at the next level

[pkwwjd]

  On 4/17/2024 at 8:40 AM, Dan Darragh said:

Having been raised in the Jewish faith this name never fails to crack me up.  "Adonai" is Hebrew for "God" and religious Jews are so careful of observing the commandment of not taking God's name in vain, they actually won't say this word unless engaged in formal prayer.  In other cases they substitute the word Hashem which means "the name."

 

I can't wait until he catches a Hail Mary pass.

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Adonai is actually not the formal name of God that the Jewish faith refuses to say, out of respect for His name. Adonai is actually the name for the Lord that the Jewish faith substitutes for the name revealed to Moses at the burning bush. What we have in the book of Exodus is simply the Hebrew letters that transliterate as YHWH (often anglicized as Yahweh, but we literally aren't sure how it would have been pronounced as the vowel points have been lost to time). Another word, Jehovah, was the rough mixing of the consonants from YHWH (JHVH) and the vowels from Adonai. Jehovah is not a "real" word but has been used as the "name" of the Lord.

 

Y'all are all good using Adonai.

[Mr. WEO]

Mashallah, I guess....

[strive_for_five_guy]

  On 4/17/2024 at 11:19 AM, BuffAlone said:

I have it as  a-DON-aye. For some reason I think of a young "adonis". Or biblically like Madonna(not the gross 70year old lol). I guessing we'll hear alot of plays involving "A.D." at the next level

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And A.D. could be construed as Anno Domini, or “year of the Lord”

[boyst]

  On 4/17/2024 at 11:05 AM, Dave_Bills said:

I’ve been going with the second…at least in my head. Good question

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the I is what i gave up on.

 

otherwise I'd wonder is it... A-Don-A-I? Adona-eye? A-don-ay-yi?

[nosejob]

Hopefully if we do draft him, A.D. won't stand for Another Drop.

[teef]

i can't stop laughing.  

[zow2]

Baruch Atta Adonai,,,,    bring it home Adonai! 

[MJS]

  On 4/17/2024 at 8:40 AM, Dan Darragh said:

Having been raised in the Jewish faith this name never fails to crack me up.  "Adonai" is Hebrew for "God" and religious Jews are so careful of observing the commandment of not taking God's name in vain, they actually won't say this word unless engaged in formal prayer.  In other cases they substitute the word Hashem which means "the name."

 

I can't wait until he catches a Hail Mary pass.

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It actually means "My Lord" and is already said in place of the name of God which is "Yahweh".

Edited April 17, 2024 by MJS

[SoCal Deek]

I’ve often thought this was gravely misunderstood. You’re not supposed to take/use the Lord’s name in vain. It doesn’t say that you cannot say his name. So you are not supposed to use the Lord to swear/promise/threaten anyone, as if you have some authority over what God does or doesn’t do. Nor are you to tempt the Lord to do anything. It’s perfectly fine however to say his name in worship and adoration. 

[MJS]

  On 4/17/2024 at 11:30 AM, pkwwjd said:

Adonai is actually not the formal name of God that the Jewish faith refuses to say, out of respect for His name. Adonai is actually the name for the Lord that the Jewish faith substitutes for the name revealed to Moses at the burning bush. What we have in the book of Exodus is simply the Hebrew letters that transliterate as YHWH (often anglicized as Yahweh, but we literally aren't sure how it would have been pronounced as the vowel points have been lost to time). Another word, Jehovah, was the rough mixing of the consonants from YHWH (JHVH) and the vowels from Adonai. Jehovah is not a "real" word but has been used as the "name" of the Lord.

 

Y'all are all good using Adonai.

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Beat me to it.

  On 4/17/2024 at 12:29 PM, SoCal Deek said:

I’ve often thought this was gravely misunderstood. You’re not supposed to take/use the Lord’s name in vain. It doesn’t say that you cannot say his name. So you are not supposed to use the Lord to swear/promise/threaten anyone, as if you have some authority over what God does or doesn’t do. Nor are you to tempt the Lord to do anything. It’s perfectly fine however to say his name in worship and adoration. 

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They view it differently in Judaism. They do not use the name of God except very rarely, if at all. They keep the name sacred. They often don't even write it.

[SoCal Deek]

  On 4/17/2024 at 12:36 PM, MJS said:

Beat me to it.

They view it differently in Judaism. They do not use the name of God except very rarely, if at all. They keep the name sacred. They often don't even write it.

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I’m aware, and as I said it’s often misunderstood. 

[Dan Darragh]

  On 4/17/2024 at 11:30 AM, pkwwjd said:

Adonai is actually not the formal name of God that the Jewish faith refuses to say, out of respect for His name. Adonai is actually the name for the Lord that the Jewish faith substitutes for the name revealed to Moses at the burning bush. What we have in the book of Exodus is simply the Hebrew letters that transliterate as YHWH (often anglicized as Yahweh, but we literally aren't sure how it would have been pronounced as the vowel points have been lost to time). Another word, Jehovah, was the rough mixing of the consonants from YHWH (JHVH) and the vowels from Adonai. Jehovah is not a "real" word but has been used as the "name" of the Lord.

 

Y'all are all good using Adonai.

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You're correct on the name issue, but religious Jews won't say Adonai unless they're actually praying.  If they're referring to the contents of a prayer in conversation, for instance, they'll substitute "hashem" or sometimes I've heard "adoshem"

  On 4/17/2024 at 11:01 AM, boyst said:

i honestly don't even know how to pronounce it.

 

is it Ad-on-ay? Adon-aye? A-done-yay? A-done-knee-ya? A-aron?

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  On 4/17/2024 at 11:05 AM, Dave_Bills said:

I’ve been going with the second…at least in my head. Good question

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  On 4/17/2024 at 11:19 AM, BuffAlone said:

I have it as  a-DON-aye. For some reason I think of a young "adonis". Or biblically like Madonna(not the gross 70year old lol). I guessing we'll hear alot of plays involving "A.D." at the next level

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Proper pronunciation is Adon-EYE with the accent on the third syllable.  Not sure how he says it though.  There are lots of strange first names in football.

[BringBackFergy]

Anyone know the meaning of “Kool Aid”? 

[Fan in Chicago]

  On 4/17/2024 at 12:36 PM, MJS said:

They do not use the name of God except very rarely, if at all. They keep the name sacred. They often don't even write it.

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Serious question - would Jewish commentators and media personnel then refer to him instead as "AD"  or "Mitchell"?

Edited April 17, 2024 by Fan in Chicago