Daniel 9:4:7Dan.9.4.W7TAB
אֲדֹנָי֙
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoˈnaj/
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
AN-na a-do-NAI
- clause
va-om-RA AN-na a-do-NAI ha-EL ha-ga-DOL ve-ha-no-RA sho-MER ha-be-RIT ve-ha-KHE-sed le-o-ha-VAV u-le-shom-RE mits-vo-TAV
- sentence
va-et-pa-le-LA la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI va-et-va-DE va-om-RA AN-na a-do-NAI ha-EL ha-ga-DOL ve-ha-no-RA sho-MER ha-be-RIT ve-ha-KHE-sed le-o-ha-VAV u-le-shom-RE mits-vo-TAV
Exegesis
The particle anna {אָנָּ֤א | ʼānnāʼ} ‘please’ intensifies the petition before the vocative Adonai {אֲדֹנָי֙ | ʼădōnāy} ‘Lord.’
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — Daniel 9:4
And I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, and said, "Please, Lord, the great and awesome God, keeper of the covenant and steadfast love to those who love Him and to those who keep His commandments."
About this coordinate
Daniel 9:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Daniel 9:4, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָי֙ (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.9.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.9.4.W7.S1) and character.