1 Kings 18:8:61 Kgs.18.8.W6TAB
לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ
ladonekha
“to your lord”
- Transliteration
- la-do-NE-kha
- Extended
- lah-doh-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /la.ʔăðoːˈnɛj.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your lord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
la-do-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
e-MOR la-do-NE-kha
- clause
LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
- sentence
va-YO-mer LO A-ni LEKH e-MOR la-do-NE-kha hi-NE e-li-YA-hu
Exegesis
The construct la'adoneikha {לַאדֹנֶיךָ | la-ʾă-dō-nê-kā} ‘to your lord/master’ emphasizes the social hierarchy by combining preposition and possessive suffix.
In context — 1 Kings 18:8
And he said to him, “It is I. Go, say to your lord , ‘Behold , Elijah is here.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 18:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 18:8, so the Hebrew word לַאדֹנֶ֖יךָ (ladonekha) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.18.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.18.8.W6.S1) and character.