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Q&A May one name a secular object using a Divine Name?

As you said, the word "Elohim" and "Adonai", even if written in Hebrew, can have secular status. רש"י בראשית יח פסוק ג ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו' - לגדול שבהם אמר וקראם כולם אדונים ... הוא יעמדו חבריו ...

posted 4y ago by Alaychem‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Alaychem‭

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#3: Post edited by user avatar Alaychem‭ · 2020-09-06T06:03:37Z (about 4 years ago)
  • As you said, the word "Elohim" and "Adonai", even if written in Hebrew, can have secular status.
  • רש"י בראשית יח פסוק ג
  • > ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו' - לגדול שבהם אמר וקראם כולם אדונים ... הוא יעמדו חבריו עמו ובלשון זה הוא חול (שבועות לה) ד"א קודש הוא...
  • Rashi Bereshit 18:3
  • ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו - To the most important of them he said so, and called them "Adonim" [masters]... and to this explanation it's [the word Adoni in thee verse] is secular, and some say it's holy [to different explanation]
  • רש"י בראשית לא נג
  • > אלהי אברהם - קדש
  • > ואלהי נחור - חול
  • > אלהי אביהם - חול
  • Rashi Bereshit 31:53
  • Elohi [God] of Avraham - holy
  • Elohi [God] of Nachor - secular
  • Elohi [God] of their fathers - secular
  • "Yahweh" might be different, since it's a name and not a title.
  • As you said, the word "Elohim" and "Adonai", even if written in Hebrew, can have secular status.
  • רש"י בראשית יח פסוק ג
  • > ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו' - לגדול שבהם אמר וקראם כולם אדונים ... הוא יעמדו חבריו עמו ובלשון זה הוא חול (שבועות לה) ד"א קודש הוא...
  • Rashi Bereshit 18:3
  • ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו - To the most important of them he said so, and called them "Adonim" [masters]... and to this explanation it's [the word Adoni in the verse] is secular, and some say it's holy [to different explanation]
  • רש"י בראשית לא נג
  • > אלהי אברהם - קדש
  • > ואלהי נחור - חול
  • > אלהי אביהם - חול
  • Rashi Bereshit 31:53
  • Elohi [God] of Avraham - holy
  • Elohi [God] of Nachor - secular
  • Elohi [God] of their fathers - secular
  • "Yahweh" might be different, since it's a name and not a title.
#2: Post edited by user avatar Alaychem‭ · 2020-09-06T05:58:25Z (about 4 years ago)
  • As you said, the word "Elohim" and "Adonai", even if written in Hebrew, can have secular status.
  • רש"י בראשית יח פסוק ג
  • > ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו' - לגדול שבהם אמר וקראם כולם אדונים ... הוא יעמדו חבריו עמו ובלשון זה הוא חול (שבועות לה) ד"א קודש הוא...
  • Rashi Bereshit 18:3
  • ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו - To the most important of them he said so, and called them "Adonim" [masters]... and to this explanation it's [the word Adoni in thee verse] is secular, and some say it's holy [to different explanation]
  • רש"י בראשית לא נג
  • > אלהי אברהם - קדש
  • > ואלהי נחור - חול
  • > אלהי אביהם - חול
  • Elohi [God] of Avraham - holy
  • Elohi [God] of Nachor - secular
  • Elohi [God] of their fathers - secular
  • "Yahweh" might be different, since it's a name and not a title.
  • As you said, the word "Elohim" and "Adonai", even if written in Hebrew, can have secular status.
  • רש"י בראשית יח פסוק ג
  • > ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו' - לגדול שבהם אמר וקראם כולם אדונים ... הוא יעמדו חבריו עמו ובלשון זה הוא חול (שבועות לה) ד"א קודש הוא...
  • Rashi Bereshit 18:3
  • ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו - To the most important of them he said so, and called them "Adonim" [masters]... and to this explanation it's [the word Adoni in thee verse] is secular, and some say it's holy [to different explanation]
  • רש"י בראשית לא נג
  • > אלהי אברהם - קדש
  • > ואלהי נחור - חול
  • > אלהי אביהם - חול
  • Rashi Bereshit 31:53
  • Elohi [God] of Avraham - holy
  • Elohi [God] of Nachor - secular
  • Elohi [God] of their fathers - secular
  • "Yahweh" might be different, since it's a name and not a title.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Alaychem‭ · 2020-09-06T05:57:41Z (about 4 years ago)
As you said, the word "Elohim" and "Adonai", even if written in Hebrew, can have secular status.

רש"י בראשית יח פסוק ג


 > ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו' - לגדול שבהם אמר וקראם כולם אדונים ... הוא יעמדו חבריו עמו ובלשון זה הוא חול (שבועות לה) ד"א קודש הוא...

Rashi Bereshit  18:3

ויאמר אדני אם נא וגו - To the most important of them he said so, and called them "Adonim" [masters]... and to this explanation it's [the word Adoni in thee verse] is secular, and some say it's holy [to different explanation]


רש"י בראשית לא נג


 > אלהי אברהם - קדש    
 > ואלהי נחור - חול    
 > אלהי אביהם - חול    

Elohi [God] of Avraham - holy    
Elohi [God] of Nachor - secular    
Elohi [God] of their fathers - secular   

"Yahweh" might be different, since it's a name and not a title.