Genesis 18:32:4Gen.18.32.W4TAB
לַֽאדֹנָי֙
ladonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- la-do-NAI
- Extended
- lah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /la.do.ˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
la-do-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
yi-KHAR la-do-NAI
- clause
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA
- sentence
va-yo-MER al-NA yi-KHAR la-do-NAI va-a-dab-RA akh-ha-PA-am u-LAI yim-ma-tse-UN SHAM a-sa-RA va-yo-MER LO ash-KHIT ba-a-VUR ha-a-sa-RA
Exegesis
The address la'adonai {לַאדֹנָי | la-ʾă-ḏō-nāy} “to my Lord” signals direct address to God with the respectful title ʾadonai.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master, sovereign”
In context — Genesis 18:32
Then he said, “Please, let not Your anger burn, my Lord . Let me speak only this once . Perhaps ten will be found there.” And He said, “I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 18:32, so the Hebrew word לַֽאדֹנָי֙ (ladonai) 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.18.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.32.W4.S1) and character.