Daniel 9:15:2Dan.9.15.W2TAB
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔă.doˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo
- clause
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
ve-a-TA a-do-NAI e-lo-HEE-noo a-SHER ho-TSE-ta et-am-KHA me-E-rets mits-ra-YIM be-YAD kha-za-KA va-ta-AS-le-kha SHEM ka-YOM ha-ZE kha-TA-nu ra-SHA-e-nu
Exegesis
The compound title adonai eloheinu {אֲדֹנָ֣י אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ | ʾă-ḏō-nāy ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû} ‘Lord our God’ emphasizes divine authority within a covenant relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — Daniel 9:15
And now, Lord our God , who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand , and made for yourself a name, as it is this day; we have sinned, we have acted wickedly.
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Daniel 9:15, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָ֣י (adonai) 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 Dan.9.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.15.W2.S1) and character.