Ezekiel 16:36:2Ezek.16.36.W2TAB
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
ko-A-mar a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh va-tig-GA-le er-va-TEKH ke-taz-nu-TA-yikh al-me-a-ha-VAI-yikh
- sentence
ko-A-mar a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an hi-sha-FEKH ne-khu-SHE-tekh va-tig-GA-le er-va-TEKH ke-taz-nu-TA-yikh al-me-a-ha-VAI-yikh ve-AL kal-gil-lu-LEI to-a-vo-TA-yikh ve-khid-MEI va-NA-yikh a-SHER na-TAT la-HEM
Exegesis
It is followed by the compound divine name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִ֗ה | ’ădônay Yəhōwî}, emphasizing both Lordship and covenant identity.
Root and etymology
א־ד־נ
“lord/master”
In context — Ezekiel 16:36
Thus says the Lord GOD ; because your filthiness was poured out and your nakedness was uncovered according to your sexual promiscuity with your lovers, with all the idols of your abominations, and by the blood of your children whom you gave to them.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 16:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Ezekiel 16:36, 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.16.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.16.36.W2.S1) and character.