Ezekiel 14:6:7Ezek.14.6.W7TAB
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
a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- clause
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-vu ve-ha-SHI-vu me-AL gil-lu-LE-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-vu ve-ha-SHI-vu me-AL gil-lu-LE-khem u-me-AL kal-to-a-vo-TE-khem ha-SHI-vu pe-NE-khem
Exegesis
The messenger formula kōh ʾāmar {כֹּה אָמַר | kōh ʾā-mar}, with the compound divine title ʾAdōnāy Yəhōwāh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh}, asserts supreme authority. The paired imperatives šûvū …
Root and etymology
“lord, master”
In context — Ezekiel 14:6
Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Return and turn back from your idols , and from all your abominations turn your faces away.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 14:6, 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.14.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.6.W7.S1) and character.