1 Samuel 16:4:111 Sam.16.4.W11TAB
זִקְנֵ֤י
zikne
“elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NE
- Extended
- zihk-NEE
- IPA
- /ziqˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- elders of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
zik-NE
- phraseyour reading level
zik-NE ha-IR
- clause
va-ye-kher-DU zik-NE ha-IR lik-ra-TO va-yo-MER sha-LOM BO-e-kha
- sentence
va-ya-AS she-mu-EL ET a-SHER dib-BER Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-BO BET LA-khem va-ye-kher-DU zik-NE ha-IR lik-ra-TO va-yo-MER sha-LOM BO-e-kha
Exegesis
The next clause vayecherdu ziknei ha’ir {וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ זִקְנֵ֤י הָעִיר֙ | way-yeḥerədə-wū zik-nê hāʾîr} ‘and the elders of the city trembled’ describes collective fear.
Root and etymology
z-q-n
“grow old, elder”
In context — 1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and he came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city trembled to meet him, and they said, “Is your coming in peace?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 16:4, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵ֤י (zikne) 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.16.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.4.W11.S1) and character.