1 Kings 13:25:171 Kgs.13.25.W17TAB
הַזָּקֵ֖ן
hazaken
“the old”
- Transliteration
- ha-za-KEN
- Extended
- hah-zaa-KEEN
- IPA
- /haz.zaːˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-za-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
ha-na-VI ha-za-KEN
- clause
va-ya-BO-u va-ye-dab-RU ba-IR a-SHER ha-na-VI ha-za-KEN yo-SHEV BAH
- sentence
ve-hin-NEH a-na-SHIM o-VREEM va-yir-U et-ha-ne-ve-LAH mush-le-KHET ba-DE-rekh ve-et-ha-ar-YEH o-MED E-tsel ha-ne-ve-LAH va-ya-BO-u va-ye-dab-RU ba-IR a-SHER ha-na-VI ha-za-KEN yo-SHEV BAH
Exegesis
The relative clause ba-ir asher hanavi hazaken yoshev bah {בָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁ֛ר הַנָּבִיא֙ הַזָּקֵ֖ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב בָּֽהּ | ba-ʾîr ʼă-šer han-nā-vî ha-zā-qēn yō-šēḇ bāh} ‘in the city where the old prophet dwells’ anchors the report’s location. Conjunctive “and” sequences were streamlined into past tense for English readability without losing the original’s sequential flow.
Root and etymology
z-q-nzayin–qof–nun
“to be old”
In context — 1 Kings 13:25
And behold, men were passing by and saw the carcass thrown on the road, and the lion standing beside it. And they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:25:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of 1 Kings 13:25, so the Hebrew word הַזָּקֵ֖ן (hazaken) 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.13.25.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.25.W17.S1) and character.