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
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NAV
- clause
AL-tal-SHEN E-ved el-a-DO-no a-do-NAV
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.