Numbers 14:17:4Num.14.17.W4TAB
אֲדֹנָ֑י
adonai
“of the Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- a-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔădoˈnaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the 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
KO-akh a-do-NAI
- clause
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI
- sentence
ve-a-TAH yig-DAL-NA KO-akh a-do-NAI ka-a-SHER di-bar-TA le-MOR
Exegesis
The noun koach {כֹּחַ | kō-aḥ} ‘strength’ serves as the subject and precedes the divine name Adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʾădōnāy} ‘Lord’, underscoring divine capability.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph-dalet-nun
“lord, master”
In context — Numbers 14:17
And now, let the strength of the Lord be great, just as you have spoken :
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 14:17, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָ֑י (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 Num.14.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.17.W4.S1) and character.