2 Samuel 19:26:22 Sam.19.26.W2TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:27
אֲדֹנִ֥י
adoni
“my lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔădoˈniː/
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
a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YO-mer a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh av-DI rim-MA-ni
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh av-DI rim-MA-ni KI-A-mar av-de-KHA ekh-be-SHA-li ha-kha-MOR ve-er-KAV a-LE-ha ve-E-lekh ET-ha-ME-lekh KI fis-SE-akh av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The vocative phrase ’adoni hamméleḵ {אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ’ădōnî hamméleḵ} ‘my lord the king’ conveys royal deference.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:26
And he said, “My lord the king, my servant deceived me , for I said, ‘I will saddle the donkey for myself, ride on it, and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame .”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 19:26, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנִ֥י (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.19.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.26.W2.S1) and character.