1 Kings 13:11:31 Kgs.13.11.W3TAB
זָקֵ֔ן
zaken
“old”
- Transliteration
- za-KEN
- Extended
- zah-KEHN
- IPA
- /zaːˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
za-KEN
- clause
ve-na-VI e-KHAD za-KEN yo-SHEV be-VET-EL
- sentence
ve-na-VI e-KHAD za-KEN yo-SHEV be-VET-EL va-ya-VO ve-NO va-ye-sa-PER-LO et-KOL-ha-ma-a-SE a-SHER-a-SA ish-ha-e-lo-HIM ha-YOM be-VET-EL et-ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER di-BER el-ha-ME-lekh va-ye-sa-pe-RUM la-a-vi-HEM
Root and etymology
z-q-nzayin–qof–nun
“to be old”
In context — 1 Kings 13:11
Now there was a certain old prophet sitting in Bethel, and his sons came and recounted to him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, including the words that he had spoken to the king. Then they reported it all to their father .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 13:11, so the Hebrew word זָקֵ֔ן (zaken) 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 1 Kgs.13.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.11.W3.S1) and character.