Ezekiel 22:12:14Ezek.22.12.W14TAB
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
NE-shekh ve-tar-BIT la-ka-KHAT vat-te-va-TSI re-A-yikh ba-O-shek ve-O-ti sha-KHAKHT ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
- sentence
SHO-khad la-khu-VAKH le-MA-an she-FOKH-DAM NE-shekh ve-tar-BIT la-ka-KHAT vat-te-va-TSI re-A-yikh ba-O-shek ve-O-ti sha-KHAKHT ne-UM a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI
Exegesis
The declaration neum Adonai YHWH {נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִֽה | nə-ʼum ʼă-dō-nāy Yə-hō-wāh} frames the divine pronouncement, stressing covenant authority.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — Ezekiel 22:12
Among you they accept bribes for bloodshed; you take interest and profit and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; and you have forgotten Me, declares the Lord GOD.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 22:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Ezekiel 22:12, 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.22.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.22.12.W14.S1) and character.