1 Samuel 15:30:71 Sam.15.30.W7TAB
זִקְנֵֽי־עַמִּ֖י
zikneeahmee
“the elders of my people”
- Transliteration
- zik-nee-ah-MEE
- Extended
- zihk-nee-ah-MEE
- IPA
- /ziq.neː.ʕamˈmiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the elders of my people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zik-nee-ah-MEE
- phraseyour reading level
NE-ged zik-nee-ah-MEE
- clause
va-YO-mer kha-ta-TI a-TA kab-de-NI NA NE-ged zik-nee-ah-MEE ve-NE-ged yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer kha-ta-TI a-TA kab-de-NI NA NE-ged zik-nee-ah-MEE ve-NE-ged yis-ra-EL ve-SHUV im-MI ve-hish-ta-kha-WEI-ti la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases ve-neged ziqnei ‘ammi {וְנֶגֶד זִקְנֵי־עַמִּי | wə-negeḏ ziqnê-‘ammî} and ve-neged yisra’el {וְנֶ֣גֶד יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-negeḏ yisrā’ēl} establish both communal and national audiences.
In context — 1 Samuel 15:30
And he said, “I have sinned. Now please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel, and return with me so that I may worship the LORD your God.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 15:30, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵֽי־עַמִּ֖י (zikneeahmee) 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 Sam.15.30.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.30.W7.S1) and character.