Genesis 19:18:5Gen.19.18.W5TAB
אֲדֹנָֽי׃
adonai
“my lords”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAAI
- IPA
- /ʔă.ðoˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- my lords
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
al-NA a-do-NAI
- sentence
va-YO-mer LOT a-le-HEM al-NA a-do-NAI
Exegesis
The vocative adonai {אֲדֹנָֽי | ʾă-ḏō-nāy} ‘my lords’ marks respectful address, here directed to the messengers. In English, this structure is reflected by preserving the exclamatory pleading and respectful tone while adjusting word order for natural expression.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-naleph–dalet–nun
“lord, master”
In context — Genesis 19:18
Lot said to them, “No, my lords , please !”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 19:18, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָֽי׃ (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.19.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.18.W5.S1) and character.