By the first centuries of our Common Era, Jewish public readers had evidently been instructed, not to read God’s name as it appeared in their Holy Scriptures, but to substitute the word ʼAdho·naiʹ, meaning “Lord. ”
Meie ajaarvamise esimeseks sajandiks oli juutidele ilmselt õpetatud, et kui nad loevad avalikult pühi kirjutisi, kus esineb Jumala nimi, tuleb selle asemel öelda ʼAdo·naiʹ ehk „Issand ”.