2 Samuel 19:27:52 Sam.19.27.W5TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:28
וַאדֹנִ֤י
vaadoni
“and my lord”
- Transliteration
- va-a-do-NI
- Extended
- vah-ah-doh-NEE
- IPA
- /vaʔădoˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and my lord
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
va-a-do-NI
- phraseyour reading level
va-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yer-AG-gel be-av-DA-kha el-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh va-a-do-NI ham-ME-lekh ke-mal-AKH ha-e-lo-HIM va-a-SE hat-TOV be-e-NE-kha
Exegesis
The double honorific titles el-adoni hamelekh {אֶל־אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-ʾă-dō-nî hă-mĕ-leḵ} and va'adoni hamelekh {וַאדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ | vă-ʾă-dō-nî hă-mĕ-leḵ} reinforce royal protocol and intensity.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:27
He slandered your servant to my lord the king, but my lord the king is like an angel of God ; therefore, do what is good in your eyes .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 19:27, so the Hebrew word וַאדֹנִ֤י (vaadoni) 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.19.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.27.W5.S1) and character.