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Re: Psalm 110:1,5

From: "Ewan MacLeod" <macleod_ewan AT hotmail.com>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Psalm 110:1,5
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2002 16:31:31 +0000

AdonAY (i.e. what looks like a plural ending) is used when God is addressed, while Adoni (singular) is a respectful term when an individual person is addressed. In modern Hebrew, for example, Adoni would be similar to 'Sir' in English (e.g. Excuse me, Sir). There are dozens of examples of both in the Bible.

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Psalm 110:1,5, tmcos, 06/21/2002
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- Re: Psalm 110:1,5, Ewan MacLeod, 06/22/2002