ADONAI One of the names of the Supreme Being in the Scriptures. The proper meaning of the word is "my Lords," in the plural number; as Adoni is my Lord, in the singular. The Jews, who either out of respect or superstition do not pronounce the name of Jehovah, read Adonai in the room of it, as often as they meet with Jehovah in the Hebrew text. But the ancient Jews were not so scrupulous; nor is there any law which forbids them to pronounce the name of God.

JEHOVAH One of the Scripture names of God, and peculiar to him, signifying the Being who is self-existent, and gives existence to others. The name is also given to Christ, Is 60:3. and is a proof of his godhead, Matt 3. 3. Is 6. Jn 12:41. the Jews had so great a veneration for this name, that they left off the custom of pronouncing it, whereby its true pronunciation was forgotten. They believe that whosoever knows the true pronunciation of it cannot fail to be heard of God.

NAME OF GOD By this term we are to understand, 1. God himself, Ps 20:1.—2. His titles peculiar to himself, Ex 3:13,14.—3. His word, Ps 5:11. Acts 9:15.—4. His works, Ps 8:1.—5. His worship, Ex 20:24.— 6. His perfections and excellencies, Ex 34:6. Jn 17:26. The properties or qualities of this name are these: 1. A glorious name, Ps 72:17.—2. Transcendent and incomparable, Rev 19:16.—3. Powerful, Phil 2:10.—4. Holy and reverend, Ps 111:9.—5. Awful to the wicked.—6. Perpetual, Is 55:13.

INCOMPREHENSIBILITY OF GOD This is a relative term, and indicates a relation between an object and a faculty; between God and a created understanding; so that the meaning of it is this, that no created understanding can comprehend God; that is, have a perfect and exact knowledge of him, such a knowledge as is adequate to the perfection of the object, Job 11:7. Is 60. God is incomprehensible,—1. As to the nature of his essence.—2. the excellency of his attributes.—3. The depth of his counsels.— 4. The works of his providence.—5. the dispensation of his grace, Eph 3:8. Job 37:25. Rom 11. The incomprehensibility of God follows,—1. From his being a spirit endured with perfections greatly superior to our own.—2. There may be (for any…

SELF-EXISTENCE OF GOD Is his entire existence of himself, not owing it to any other being whatsoever: and thus God would exist, if there were to other being in the whole compass of nature but himself.