Genesis 15:8:2Gen.15.8.W2TAB
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔă.ðo.ˈnaːj/
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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Word in context
- word
a-do-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MA e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
Exegesis
The compound title Adonai YHWH {אֲדֹנָי יֱהוִה | ʾă-ḏō-nāy yĕ-hō-wih} functions as a vocative, foregrounding both God’s sovereign mastery and His covenant identity at the very moment Abram seeks assurance.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-n
“lord, master”
In context — Genesis 15:8
And he said, “Lord GOD , by what shall I know that I will inherit it?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 15:8, 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 Gen.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W2.S1) and character.