Genesis 18:3:2Gen.18.3.W2TAB
אֲדֹנָ֗י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔă.ðoː.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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The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NAI
- clause
a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI im-NA ma-TSA-ti KHEN be-ei-NE-kha al-NA ta-a-VOR me-AL av-DE-kha
Exegesis
The vocative Adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʾă-ḏō-nāy} establishes deference.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — Genesis 18:3
And he said, “My Lord , if now I have found favor in your eyes, please do not pass by your servant.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 18:3, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָ֗י (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.18.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.3.W2.S1) and character.