Isaiah 21:8:4Isa.21.8.W4TAB
אֲדֹנָ֗י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoˈnaːj/
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
- phraseyour reading level
al-MITS-pe a-do-NAI
- clause
al-MITS-pe a-do-NAI a-no-KHI o-MED ta-MID yo-MAM ve-al-mish-mar-TI a-no-KHI nits-TSAV kol-ha-LEI-lot
- sentence
va-yik-RA ar-YE al-MITS-pe a-do-NAI a-no-KHI o-MED ta-MID yo-MAM ve-al-mish-mar-TI a-no-KHI nits-TSAV kol-ha-LEI-lot
Exegesis
The divine title Adonai {אֲדֹנָ֗י | ă-dō-nāy} marks the address, followed by the participle o-med {עֹמֵ֤ד | ʿō-med} modified by the adverb tamid {תָּמִיד֙ | tā-mîḏ} and the temporal adverb yomam {יוֹמָ֔ם | yō-mām} to express ongoing daytime standing.
Root and etymology
ʾ-d-nAleph-Dalet-Nun
“lord; master”
In context — Isaiah 21:8
And he cried, “Lion!” from the watchtower, “O Lord , I stand continually by day and remain at my post through all the nights.”
About this coordinate
Isaiah 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Isaiah 21:8, 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 Isa.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.21.8.W4.S1) and character.