Ezekiel 21:26:3Ezek.21.26.W3TABWLC Ezekiel 21:31
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoːˈnaj/
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
KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ha-SIR ha-mits-ne-FET ve-ha-RIM ha-a-ta-RA
- sentence
KOH a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI ha-SIR ha-mits-ne-FET ve-ha-RIM ha-a-ta-RA ZOT LO-ZOT ha-she-fa-LA hag-be-HA ve-hag-vo-HA hash-PIL
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prophetic formula ko amar {כֹּה־אָמַר | kō-ʾāmar} ‘thus says’, immediately followed by the compound divine name Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾădonay Yəhōwāh} to assert absolute authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“master, Lord”
In context — Ezekiel 21:26
Thus says the Lord GOD : Remove the turban and take off the crown. This shall not be as it once was. Exalt the lowly, and humble the exalted.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 21:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 21:26, 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.21.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.21.26.W3.S1) and character.