2 Kings 18:23:42 Kgs.18.23.W4TAB
אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י
etadoni
“with my lord”
- Transliteration
- et-a-do-NI
- Extended
- eht-ah-doh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔăðoˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with my lord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-a-do-NI
- clause
ve-a-TA hit-e-RA-rev NA et-a-do-NI et-ME-lekh a-SHUR
- sentence
ve-a-TA hit-e-RA-rev NA et-a-do-NI et-ME-lekh a-SHUR ve-et-e-NA le-KHA al-pa-YIM su-SIM im-tu-KHAL la-TET le-KHA ro-khe-VIM a-le-HEM
Exegesis
The direct-object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} precedes adoni {אֲדֹנִי | ’ă-dō-nî} and melech {מֶלֶךְ | mē-leḵ}, specifying the object of the challenge.
Root and etymology
ʾ–d–naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — 2 Kings 18:23
And now, please make a wager with my master, the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses if you are able to provide riders for them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י (etadoni) 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 2 Kgs.18.23.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.23.W4.S1) and character.