2 Chronicles 5:4:32 Chr.5.4.W3TAB
זִקְנֵ֣י
zikne
“elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NE
- Extended
- zik-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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Word in context
- word
zik-NE
- phraseyour reading level
zik-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-VO-u KOL zik-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u KOL zik-NE yis-ra-EL va-yis-E-u hal-vi-YIM et-ha-A-ron
Exegesis
The noun phrase kol ziknei Yisrael {כֹּל זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | kol ziqqənê yiśrā’ēl} ‘all the elders of Israel’ uses a construct chain for tribal affiliation.
In context — 2 Chronicles 5:4
And all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites carried the ark .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 5:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 5:4, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵ֣י (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 2 Chr.5.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.5.4.W3.S1) and character.