1 Kings 13:29:111 Kgs.13.29.W11TAB
הַזָּקֵ֔ן
hazzaken
“old”
- Transliteration
- haz-za-KEN
- Extended
- hahz-zah-KEHN
- IPA
- /haz.zaˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
haz-za-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
han-na-VI haz-za-KEN
- clause
va-ya-VO el-IR han-na-VI haz-za-KEN lis-POD u-le-kav-RO
- sentence
va-yis-SA han-na-VI et-niv-LAT ish-ha-e-lo-HIM va-yan-ni-KHE-hu el-ha-kha-MOR va-ye-shi-VE-hu va-ya-VO el-IR han-na-VI haz-za-KEN lis-POD u-le-kav-RO
Exegesis
The repetition of the definite article in hanavi {הַנָּבִיא | ha-nābîʾ} and hazaken {הַזָּקֵן | ha-zāqēn} underscores the specific identity of the elder prophet.
Root and etymology
z-q-nzayin–qof–nun
“to be old”
In context — 1 Kings 13:29
And the prophet lifted the body of the man of God and placed it upon the donkey. Then he brought him back and came to the city of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:29:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Kings 13:29, so the Hebrew word הַזָּקֵ֔ן (hazzaken) 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.13.29.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.29.W11.S1) and character.