2 Samuel 13:33:32 Sam.13.33.W3TAB
אֲדֹנִ֨י
adoni
“my lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔăðoˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my lord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NI
- phraseyour reading level
al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO
- clause
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu
- sentence
ve-a-TA al-ya-SEM a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh el-li-BO da-VAR le-MOR kal-be-NE ha-ME-lekh ME-tu ki-im-am-NON le-vad-DO MET
Exegesis
The address adoni hamelekh {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʼă-dō-nî ham-mé-leḵ} functions as a respectful vocative.
In context — 2 Samuel 13:33
And now, let not my lord the king take the matter to heart to say, “All the king’s sons have died,” for only Amnon is dead alone .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:33:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:33, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנִ֨י (adoni) 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 Sam.13.33.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.33.W3.S1) and character.