Genesis 15:8:2Gen.15.8.W2PAT
אֲדֹנָ֣י
adonai
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- a-do-NAI
- Extended
- ah-doh-NAI
- IPA
- /ʔă.do.ˈnaːj/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
- French
- Seigneur
- Spanish
- Señor
- Portuguese
- Senhor
- German
- Herr
- Russian
- Господь
- Arabic-Simplified
- الرَّبّ
- Hindi
- प्रभु
- Chinese-Simplified
- 主
- Korean
- 주
- Indonesian
- Tuhan
- Bengali
- প্রভু
- Tagalog
- Panginoon
- Swahili
- Bwana
- Amharic
- ጌታ
- Yoruba
- Oluwa
- Igbo
- Onyenwe anyị
- Twi
- Awurade
- Ewe
- Aƒetɔ
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
אֲ + דֹ + נָ֣י
↓
a + do + nai
↓
adonai
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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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-do-NAI
- phraseyour reading level
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MAH e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
- sentence
va-yo-MAR a-do-NAI Ye-ho-VAH ba-MAH e-DA KI i-ra-SHEN-na
In context — Genesis 15:8
he said Lord LORD how shall I know that I shall inherit it
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֲדֹנָ֣י (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 Gen.15.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.8.W2.S1) and character.