Ezekiel 13:8:4Ezek.13.8.W4TAB
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoˈnaːj/
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
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- clause
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV
- sentence
la-KHEN KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an da-ber-KHEM SHA-ve va-kha-ZI-tem ka-ZAV la-KHEN hin-NI a-LE-khem ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The introductory formula koh amar {כֹּה אָמַר | kōh ʾā-mar} ‘thus says’ frames the prophetic oracle, followed by the compound title Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh}, asserting divine authority.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ–d–n
“lord”
In context — Ezekiel 13:8
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD : “Because you have spoken falsehood and have seen lies , therefore behold, I am against you,” declares the Lord GOD.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ezekiel 13:8, 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.13.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.13.8.W4.S1) and character.