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[1]: 531 Some theorize that adonai was originally an epithet of the god Yahweh depicted as the chief antagonist of "the Baʿals" in the Tanakh. Only later did the epithet come to be used as a euphemism to avoid invoking the deity's proper name, Yahweh. In Canaanite/Ugaritic tradition, ʾadn ilm, literally "lord of gods" is an epithet of El.
An Adonaist is a sect or party who maintain that the Hebrew language vowel points ordinarily annexed to the consonants of the word "Jehovah", are not the natural points belonging to that word, and that they do not express the true pronunciation of it; but that they are vowel points belonging to the words, Adonai and Elohim, applied to the ineffable name Jehovah, which the Jews were forbidden ...
[note 1] Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). The most prominent theophory involves names referring to: El, a word meaning might, power and (a) god in general, and hence in Judaism, God and among the Canaanites the name of the god who was the father of the 70 Sons of God, including Yahweh ...
Carol Kane’s new movie doubles as an homage to her inspiring mother.. Writer-director Nathan Silver’s Between the Temples (in theaters now) stars Jason Schwartzman as a grieving cantor who ...
The Tetragrammaton in the Ketef Hinnom silver scrolls with the Priestly Blessing from the Book of Numbers [10] (c. 600 BCE). Also abbreviated Jah, the most common name of God in the Hebrew Bible is the Tetragrammaton, יהוה, which is usually transliterated as YHWH.
Subtle sparks fly between Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara in the first teaser for Todd Haynes' lesbian drama "Carol." The film, which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival ...
In Nathan Silver’s divinely disordered screwball “Between the Temples,” Jason Schwartzman plays a grieving cantor who, after the death of his wife, can’t sing anymore but who finds a ...
Carol is a unisex given name in English, although in contemporary usage it is more commonly used for women. It is a variant of the English Charles , Germanic Carl , and Latin Carolus . Spelling variations include Carroll , Caryl , Carole .