Ezekiel 13:20:3Ezek.13.20.W3TAB
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoːˈnaːj/
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
ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH hin-NI el-kis-to-te-khe-NA a-SHER a-TE-na me-tso-de-DOT SHAM et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT le-for-KHOT ve-ka-RA-te o-TAM me-AL ze-ro-o-te-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH hin-NI el-kis-to-te-khe-NA a-SHER a-TE-na me-tso-de-DOT SHAM et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT le-for-KHOT ve-ka-RA-te o-TAM me-AL ze-ro-o-te-khem ve-shi-la-KHET-ti et-ha-ne-fa-SHOT a-SHER a-TEM me-tso-de-DOT et-ne-fa-SHIM le-for-KHOT
Exegesis
The compound title ʼădōnāy Yəhôwāh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʼă-dō-nāy Yə-hô-wāh} asserts divine authority.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–d–n
“lord”
In context — Ezekiel 13:20
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Behold, I am against your bands with which you women set traps there for the souls to fly ; and I will tear them from your arms and release the souls that you are ensnaring to fly.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 13:20, 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 Ezek.13.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.20.W3.S1) and character.