Genesis 18:27:7Gen.18.27.W7TAB
אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י
eladonai
“to the Lord”
- Transliteration
- el-a-do-NAI
- Extended
- el-ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ʔă.ðoː.ˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the Lord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-a-do-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI
- clause
hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
- sentence
va-YA-an av-ra-HAM va-yo-MAR hin-ne-NA ho-AL-ti le-da-BER el-a-do-NAI ve-a-no-KHI a-FAR va-E-fer
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-adonai {אֶל־אֲדֹנָי | ʾel-ʾă-ḏō-nāy} marks the divine addressee and underscores the asymmetry between speaker and recipient.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — Genesis 18:27
And Abraham answered and said, “Behold now, I have taken it upon myself to speak to the Lord , though I am dust and ashes.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 18:27, so the Hebrew word אֶל־אֲדֹנָ֔י (eladonai) 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.18.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.27.W7.S1) and character.