Isaiah 19:4:4Isa.19.4.W4TAB
אֲדֹנִ֣ים
adonim
“lords or masters”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NIM
- Extended
- ah-doh-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔădoˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- lords or masters
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-do-NIM ka-SHE
- clause
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE
- sentence
ve-sik-KAR-ti et-mits-RA-yim be-YAD a-do-NIM ka-SHE u-ME-lekh AZ yim-SHAL-BAM ne-UM ha-a-DON ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase be-yad adonim kasheh {בְּיַד אֲדֹנִים קָשֶׁה | bə-yad ă-də-nîm qā-shē} ‘under harsh rule’ depicts subjection.
Root and etymology
RootAleph–Dalet–Nun
“lord, master”
In context — Isaiah 19:4
And I will deliver Egypt into the hand of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them; this is the declaration of the Lord the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 19:4:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 19:4, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנִ֣ים (adonim) 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 Isa.19.4.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.19.4.W4.S1) and character.