אֲדֹנִ֥י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אֲדֹנִ֥י

   a-do-NI

   my lord
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲדֹנִ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃

   a-do-NI e-li-YA-hu

   my lord Elijah
3. clause🔊 וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עַל־פָּנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה אֲדֹנִ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃

   va-yak-ki-RE-hu va-yip-POL al-pa-NAIV va-yo-MER ha-a-TA ZE a-do-NI e-li-YA-hu

   and he recognized him and he fell on his face and he said are you this one my lord Elijah
4. sentence🔊 וַיְהִ֤י עֹבַדְיָ֙הוּ֙ בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ וְהִנֵּ֥ה אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וַיַּכִּרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עַל־פָּנָ֔יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה אֲדֹנִ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃

   va-ye-HI o-vad-ya-HU ba-DE-rekh ve-hi-NE e-li-YA-hu lik-ra-TO va-yak-ki-RE-hu va-yip-POL al-pa-NAIV va-yo-MER ha-a-TA ZE a-do-NI e-li-YA-hu

   and it happened Obadiah on the way and look Elijah to meet him and he recognized him and he fell on his face and he said are you this one my lord Elijah

Exegesis

The speech introduction vayomer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wə-yo-mer} ushers in a direct question, where the interrogative ha-attah zeh {הַאַתָּ֥ה זֶ֖ה | ha-at-tá zêh} ‘is it you, this’ heightens astonishment and adoni Eliyahu {אֲדֹנִ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ | ă-do-nî ʾê-li-yā-hu} serves as a formal respectful address. The linear arrangement of these elements creates a vivid scene of recognition, respect, and inquiry.