Ezekiel 14:4:6Ezek.14.4.W6TAB
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“the Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoːˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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-VI
- clause
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI
- sentence
la-KHEN da-BER-o-TAM ve-a-MAR-ta a-le-HEM ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ISH ISH mi-BET yis-ra-EL a-SHER ya-a-LE et-gi-lu-LAV el-li-BO u-mikh-SHOL a-vo-NO ya-SIM NO-khakh pa-NAV u-VA el-ha-na-VI a-NI ye-ho-VAH na-a-NE-ti LO VE VA be-ROV gi-lu-LAV
Exegesis
The prophetic formula koh-amar Adonai YHWH {כֹּה־אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוָה | kōh-ʾā-mar ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} introduces divine authority.
Root and etymology
“lord, master”
In context — Ezekiel 14:4
Therefore, speak to them and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Any man of the house of Israel who sets up his idols in his heart , and places the stumbling block of his iniquity before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to the multitude of his idols.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 14:4, 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.14.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.4.W6.S1) and character.