Jesus is adoni, not adonai.
Upon meeting me for the first time, Jews are surprised to discover a Christian who knows and believes this. It has opened a closed door, affording me an opportunity to witness to them about the Messiah they are looking for - who has come, gone, and will return.
Not saying that you're right or wrong, but consider this. Psalms 110:1 "A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto
my Lord,
Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool."
here "
Lord" is H113 אָדוֹן 'adown (aw-done') n-m.
אָדֹן 'adon (aw-done') [shortened]
1. sovereign (i.e. controller,
human or divine).
2. lord.
{also used as a prefix for names}
[from an unused root (meaning to rule)]
KJV: lord,
master, owner.
and did not the "
Lord" Jesus say, John 13:13 "Ye call
me Master and
Lord: and ye say well;
for so I am." and
Lord: here in the Greek is,
G2962 κύριος kurios (kï '-riy-os) n.
1. lord, supreme in authority, the one in control.
2. (also, by implication) sir or master (as a title showing respect for others).
3. (in Hebrew) Adonai, The Lord God of Israel (which is actually Yahweh God of Israel - see Exodus 5:1 and 120 other occurrences).
4. (in Hebrew) Yahweh. Outside the Hebraic Scriptures, rabbis rendered the name “Yahweh” as “LORD” or as “GOD” with the intent to keep this name utterly holy and away from any hint or speck of desecration. This practice continues fervently to this day.
5. (of ownership) an owner (especially of an animal or object).
[from κῦρος kŷrȏs “supremacy”]
KJV:
God, Lord, master, Sir
NOTE: definition #3. keep that in mind and now let's go back to Psalms 110:1. so why is "Lord" translated "Lord" here and not "lord?" answer, because God/the LORD is G2758 κενόω kenoo (ke-no-ō')
1. to make empty.
2. (figuratively) to abase, neutralize, falsify.
[from G2756]
KJV: make (of none effect, of no reputation, void), be in vain
Root(s): G2756
per Philippians 2:7 "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:" Philippians 2:8 "And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."
but can we prove this out that the "Lord" is the "LORD" in human Flesh? yes, just as the term "Lord" in the Greek indicate God himself, so do the Hebrew. again back to Psalms 110 but now verse 5. Psalms 110:5 "
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath."
the same "
Lord" at the "LORD" right in verse 1 is in the Hebrew, Adonay an emphatic form of H113
H136 אֲדֹנָי 'Adonay (ad-o-noy') n-m.
1. (meaning) Lord (used as a proper name of God only).
2. (person) Adonai, The Lord God of Israel (which is actually “Yahweh God of Israel” - see Exodus 5:1 and 120 other occurrences).
[am emphatic form of H113]
KJV: (my) Lord.
Root(s): H113
101G
