Ezekiel 20:44:16Ezek.20.44.W16TAB
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-VI
- clause
LO khe-dar-KHE-khem ha-ra-IM u-khe-li-lo-TEI-khem han-nish-kha-TOT BEIT yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
vi-DA-TEHM ki-a-NI ye-ho-VAH ba-a-so-TI ET-khem le-MA-an she-MI LO khe-dar-KHE-khem ha-ra-IM u-khe-li-lo-TEI-khem han-nish-kha-TOT BEIT yis-ra-EL ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The concluding formula nəʼum Adonai YHWH {נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | nə-’ūm ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} delivers divine authority. The English order places “you will know” and “I am the LORD” at the forefront, mirroring the Hebrew emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–dalet–nun
“lord”
In context — Ezekiel 20:44
And you will know that I am the LORD when I deal with you for the sake of my name , not according to your evil ways or your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD .
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:44:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Ezekiel 20:44, 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.20.44.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.44.W16.S1) and character.