Ezekiel 14:23:15Ezek.14.23.W15TAB
אֲדֹנָ֥י
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
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- clause
vi-ya-DAT-tem KI LO khi-NAM a-SI-ti ET kol-a-sher-a-SI-ti VA ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ve-ni-kha-MU et-KHEM ki-tir-E-U et-dar-KAM ve-et-a-li-lo-TAM vi-ya-DAT-tem KI LO khi-NAM a-SI-ti ET kol-a-sher-a-SI-ti VA ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prophetic tag neum {נְאֻם | nə-ʾum} and the compound name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} close the oracle with solemn authority.
Root and etymology
“lord, master”
In context — Ezekiel 14:23
And they will comfort you when you see their way and their deeds, and you will know that I have not done all that I have done in it without cause, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:23:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Ezekiel 14:23, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָ֥י (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.14.23.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.23.W15.S1) and character.