2 Samuel 16:9:102 Sam.16.9.W10TAB
אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י
etadoni
“{direct object} my lord”
- Transliteration
- et-a-do-NI
- Extended
- eht-ah-doh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ʔădoˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-a-do-NI
- clause
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA el-ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-kal-LEL ha-KE-lev ha-MET ha-ZE et-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA el-ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-kal-LEL ha-KE-lev ha-MET ha-ZE et-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh e-e-ve-RA-na ve-a-si-RA et-ro-SHO
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת | ʾet} marks adoni ha-melekh {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʼădōnî ha-meleḳ} as the target.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-n
“lord, master”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:9
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please allow me to cross over and remove his head.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 16:9, 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 Sam.16.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.9.W10.S1) and character.