The Wiz Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 5 hours ago, 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? I've heard that it is pronounced "uh-don-ee" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 16 minutes ago, The Wiz said: I've heard that it is pronounced "uh-don-ee" Hey what's his name... "Uhhh duhno" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikePJ76 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Mr Info said: Perhaps Mr. Brimley should have taken his own advice more seriously. Give the guy a break. He is only 17 in this picture and has plenty of time to get it under control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Paulson Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 5 hours ago, Dat said: 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. you are better than me i typically call them: Jesus Effin Christ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsbackto81 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I came for the jokes on this thread and left with a degree in Theology. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbRiddick Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 My grandma suffered from a life threatening allergic reaction to citrus fruit. She spent the 70s constantly crossing herself whenever someone said OJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Ski Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 6 hours ago, 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? a don e Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rigotz Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Is this funny? I know a lot of Mexicans named Jesus and it never cracks me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarleyNY Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 9 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said: My grandma suffered from a life threatening allergic reaction to citrus fruit. She spent the 70s constantly crossing herself whenever someone said OJ It can be deadly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LABILLBACKER Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 52 minutes ago, billsbackto81 said: I came for the jokes on this thread and left with a degree in Theology. We could've had the punt God, receiving God and the Messiah17 all together. The holy trinity.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jokeman Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 3 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: That one is a double whammy. You pointed out the obvious one but it is also pronounced “Hey, Zeus”. It’s as if you’re buddies with Zeus and putting yourself on a level with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 I guess we’re creating threads about anything these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) 10 hours ago, 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. I thought adonai was "my Lord" And the Hebrews replaced the word, That can never be uttered.. the true name of the Lord... With Adonai And used adonai in synagogue ritual Edited April 17 by Buffalo716 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 hours ago, 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. What do you mean by that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, billsbackto81 said: I came for the jokes on this thread and left with a degree in Theology. But it's not accredited. 45 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: I thought adonai was "my Lord" And the Hebrews replaced the word, That can never be uttered.. the true name of the Lord... With Adonai And used adonai in synagogue ritual I thought way back in the day, they replaced YHWH (YaWeh sounding, meaning Jehovah) with Adonai... but that was back when the Bible was being written, I think. Edited April 17 by Prospector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 4 minutes ago, Prospector said: But it's not accredited. I thought way back in the day, they replaced YHWH (YaWeh sounding, meaning Jehovah) with Adonai... but that was back when the Bible was being written, I think. Possibly been a while... I know YHWH was the unspeakable name Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 10 hours ago, 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. I believe that Adonai actually means "lord." In the Old Testament/Jewish scriptures there are instances where "lord" is used in reference to persons. The word for God in Hebrew is "El" (singular) or "Elohim" (plural). Then there is the name for God in Hebrew, which is sometimes called the "tetragram" because it consists of four consonants. Jews do not say it out of reverence. Most English translations of the Old Testament do not use the English transliteration of the name of God out of deference to Jewish tradition. Instead it is rendered in translations as "LORD" all in upper case letters to distinguish it from "Adonai." 8 hours ago, 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? Number two is probably closest. 9 hours ago, fasteddie said: 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. Actually, the name "Joshua" has the same roots and means the same thing - "God is salvation." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 hours ago, 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. I agree with most of this. I think "Jehovah" comes from the fact that "yhwh" got translated to Greek in the Septuagint and then from Greek to English. the intermediate language resulted in its corruption, but enough people use it that I don't think you can dismiss it as a word. After all it is frequent usage that results in and arrangement of letters gaining recognition as a word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Almighty Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 5 hours ago, 4merper4mer said: That one is a double whammy. You pointed out the obvious one but it is also pronounced “Hey, Zeus”. It’s as if you’re buddies with Zeus and putting yourself on a level with him. It's actually not pronounced like that that's an English thing like Jor-Hay for Jorge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyCallMeAndy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) Technically, isn’t the pronunciation/translation (or something) of the first name Jesus actually “Yeshua” or basically Joshua? Edited April 17 by TheyCallMeAndy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Darragh Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 Lots more good theologians on this board than guys who actually understand football. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreboding Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 8 hours ago, 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. Would being named "God" possibley be considered a little vain or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 2 minutes ago, foreboding said: Would being named "God" possibley be considered a little vain or no? It depends. Can you punt? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 41 minutes ago, foreboding said: Would being named "God" possibley be considered a little vain or no? God’s name isn’t God. That’s his title. 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 15 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said: God’s name isn’t God. That’s his title. 😉 I checked the Org chart, and it seems you are correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warriorspikes51 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Adonai means “my Lord” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsabillsfanz Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 10 hours ago, 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? Amy Grant released a very popular Christian song “El Shaddai” in 1982. It includes the name Adonai. She pronounced it “ah-doe-nigh”. Adonai Mitchell’s parents may have heard “El Shaddai” on the radio or at church. I know I did. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Otreply Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 My real first name supposedly means “God like” so I got that going for me, 😁🍸🚬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotAGuy Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 We need Key and Peele to give us the correct pronunciation. Watch, his parents will be like “We wanted to name him Donald, but that’s too common. So we decided on “A Donny” or Adonai” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHuddleKelly12 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Tulsabillsfanz said: Amy Grant released a very popular Christian song “El Shaddai” in 1982. It includes the name Adonai. She pronounced it “ah-doe-nigh”. Adonai Mitchell’s parents may have heard “El Shaddai” on the radio or at church. I know I did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, Rigotz said: Is this funny? I know a lot of Mexicans named Jesus and it never cracks me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie2times Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 2 minutes ago, Ralonzo said: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl2526 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 4 hours ago, Dan Darragh said: Lots more good theologians on this board than guys who actually understand football. Having a little knowledge about the Bible and the Judeo/Christian religion does not preclude also having some knowledge about football and the Bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrivefourfive Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Thought it was a-don-yay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putin Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 20 hours ago, 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. Amen 🙏🏻 !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorin' Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/17/2024 at 3:40 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. OJ Simpson, not a Jew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/17/2024 at 10:05 AM, MikePJ76 said: Too many snack cakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/17/2024 at 3:34 PM, Ponch said: What do you mean by that? I mean that "Jehovah" was contrived from the consonants of YHWH and the vowels of Adonai (and dragged through a couple languages other than English). It's now a "word" ... but it literally does not appear in the original languages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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