Proverbs 30:10:4Prov.30.10.W4TAB

אֲדֹנָ֑יו

adonav

his master

Transliteration
a-do-NAV
Extended
ah-doh-NAAV
IPA
/ʔă.doːˈnaːw/

Meaning by language

English
his master

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
אֲ + דֹ + נָ֑יו
a + do + nav
adonav

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Daletd as in door
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-do-NAV

  2. clause

    AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV

  3. sentence

    AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV pen-ye-kal-LE-le-kha ve-a-SHAM-ta

Exegesis

The noun eved {עֶ֭בֶד | ʿĕ-wed} functions as direct object, governed by el {אֶל־ | ʾel}, linking to adonav {אֲדֹנָ֑יו | ʾă-ḏō-nāw} in construct to denote “his master.”

Root and etymology

א־ד־ן

master, lord

In contextProverbs 30:10

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you and you are found guilty .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 30:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:10, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָ֑יו (adonav) 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 Prov.30.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.10.W4.S1) and character.