2 Samuel 20:6:132 Sam.20.6.W13TAB
אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙
adonekha
“your lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NE-kha
- Extended
- ah-doh-NEH-khah
- IPA
- /ʔădoːˈnɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha
- clause
a-TA KAKH et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha u-re-DOF a-kha-RAIV pen-ma-TSA LO a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-hi-TSIL e-NE-nu
- sentence
va-yo-MER da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI a-TA ye-RA la-NU SHE-va ben-bik-RI min-av-sha-LOM a-TA KAKH et-av-DE a-do-NE-kha u-re-DOF a-kha-RAIV pen-ma-TSA LO a-RIM be-tsu-ROT ve-hi-TSIL e-NE-nu
Exegesis
The phrase ʾet-ʿavdê ʾădōnêkā {אֶת־עַבְדֵי אֲדֹנֶיךָ | ʾet-ʿaḇdê ʾădōnêkā} ‘the servants of your master’ uses a construct chain to indicate possession.
In context — 2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba son of Bikhri will do us more harm than did Absalom. Take your master’s servants and pursue him, lest he find for himself fortified cities and escape our notice.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:6:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 20:6, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנֶ֙יךָ֙ (adonekha) 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.20.6.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.6.W13.S1) and character.