Ezekiel 20:36:11Ezek.20.36.W11TAB
אֲדֹנָ֥י
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
KEN esh-POT ET-khem ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
ka-a-SHER nish-PAT-ti ET-a-vo-TE-khem ba-mid-BAR E-rets mits-RA-yim KEN esh-POT ET-khem ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The prophetic formula neum Adonai YHWH {נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | nə-ʾum ʾă-do-nāy YHWH} ‘declares the Lord GOD’ frames the oracle in authoritative divine speech. English translation adapts Hebrew word order to subject-verb-object and supplies definite articles for readability while preserving the chiastic emphasis and theological force of the original.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–nun
“lord”
In context — Ezekiel 20:36
Just as I judged your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will judge you, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:36:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Ezekiel 20:36, 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.20.36.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.36.W11.S1) and character.