Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- Rab
- Transliteration
- RAHB
- Rejected alternatives
- efendi (master, non-divine), üstat (teacher/master)
Lord
Established Turkish Bible term (also renders the divine name YHWH as RAB in small caps in OT usage). In Romans 10:9 the confession ‘Jesus is Lord’ = İsa Rab’dir. Efendi is used for a human master/employer and must not be substituted; it strips the confession of its exclusive divine claim.