Ezekiel 23:32:3Ezek.23.32.W3TAB
אֲדֹנָ֣י
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-VAH
- clause
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH KOS a-kho-TEKH tish-TE ha-a-muk-KA ve-har-kha-VA
- sentence
KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VAH KOS a-kho-TEKH tish-TE ha-a-muk-KA ve-har-kha-VA tih-ye lits-KHOK u-le-la-AG mir-BA le-ha-KHIL
Exegesis
The compound name adonai yhwh {אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה | ʾă-dō-nāy yə-hō-wih} combines covenantal title and personal name, emphasizing authoritative judgment.
Root and etymology
א־ד־נ
“lord, master”
In context — Ezekiel 23:32
Thus says the Lord GOD , “You shall drink your sister’s cup, deep and wide; it shall become a source of laughter and mocking, having much to contain.”
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 23:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 23:32, 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.23.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.23.32.W3.S1) and character.