Ezekiel 21:24:3Ezek.21.24.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:29
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
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an haz-kar-KHEM a-von-KHEM be-hig-ga-LOT pish-e-KHEM le-he-ra-OT kha-to-o-TE-khem be-KHOL a-li-lo-TE-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN ko-a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI YA-an haz-kar-KHEM a-von-KHEM be-hig-ga-LOT pish-e-KHEM le-he-ra-OT kha-to-o-TE-khem be-KHOL a-li-lo-TE-khem YA-an hiz-za-KHER-khem ba-KAF tit-ta-fe-SU
Exegesis
The compound divine title Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} conveys both sovereign mastery and covenant faithfulness.
Root and etymology
Rootʾ-d-n
“lord, master”
In context — Ezekiel 21:24
Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD : Because you have made your iniquity to be remembered and your transgressions have been exposed in all your deeds—because you are remembered, you will be seized by the hand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:24, 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.21.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.24.W3.S1) and character.