2 Samuel 19:35:242 Sam.19.35.W24TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:36
אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֥י
eladoni
“to my lord”
- Transliteration
- el-a-do-NI
- Extended
- ehl-ah-doh-NEE
- IPA
- /ləmasˈsɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-a-do-NI
- clause
el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
ben-she-MO-nim sha-NA a-no-KHI ha-YOM ha-e-DA ben-TOV le-RA im-yit-AM av-de-KHA et-a-SHER o-KHAL ve-et-a-SHER esh-TE im-esh-MA OD be-KOL sha-RIM ve-sha-ROT ve-la-MA yih-ye av-de-KHA OD le-ma-SA el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
In context — 2 Samuel 19:35
I am a son of eighty years this day; can I discern between what is pleasing and what is not? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I still hear the voice of male and female singers? And why should your servant remain a burden to my lord the king?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:35:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of 2 Samuel 19:35, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֥י (eladoni) 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.19.35.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.35.W24.S1) and character.