Genesis 19:2:3Gen.19.2.W3TAB
נָּא־אֲדֹנַ֗י
naadonai
“please my lords”
- Transliteration
- na-a-do-NAI
- Extended
- nah-ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /naː.ʔă.ðoˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- please my lords
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
na-a-do-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI
- clause
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM
- sentence
va-YO-mer hin-NEH na-a-do-NAI SU-ru NA el-BET av-de-KHEM ve-LI-nu ve-ra-kha-TSU rag-le-KHEM ve-hish-kam-TEM va-ha-lakh-TEM le-dar-ke-KHEM va-yom-RU LO KI va-re-KHOV na-LIN
Exegesis
The presentation particle hineh {הִנֶּה | hinnēh} ‘behold’ immediately draws attention, reinforced by the entreaty particle na {נָּא | nāʾ} ‘please,’ softening the plea.
The vocative adonai {אֲדֹנַי | ʾăḏōnay} ‘my lords’ is a plural of respect addressing the visitors.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Dalet–Nun
“lord, master”
In context — Genesis 19:2
He said, “Please, my lords , turn aside to your servant’s house, stay the night, and wash your feet . Then you may rise early in the morning and go on your way.” But they replied, “No; we will stay the night in the public square.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:2, so the Hebrew word נָּא־אֲדֹנַ֗י (naadonai) 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.19.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.2.W3.S1) and character.