2 Samuel 20:9:102 Sam.20.9.W10TAB
בִּזְקַ֥ן
bizkan
“in the beard of”
- Transliteration
- biz-KAN
- Extended
- bihz-KAHN
- IPA
- /bizˈqan/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the beard of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
biz-KAN
- phraseyour reading level
biz-KAN a-ma-SA
- clause
va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
- sentence
va-YO-mer yo-AV la-a-ma-SA ha-sha-LOM a-TA a-KHI va-TO-khez yad-ye-MIN yo-AV biz-KAN a-ma-SA lin-she-KA-lo
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bizqan amasa {בִּזְקַן עֲמָשָׂא | bi-z’qān ʿă-mā-śā} ‘in the beard of Amasa’ highlights the culturally loaded gesture.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–qof–nun
“mature beard; elder”
In context — 2 Samuel 20:9
Joab said to Amasa, “Is it peace with you, my brother?” And Joab grasped Amasa’s beard with his right hand to kiss him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 20:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 20:9, so the Hebrew word בִּזְקַ֥ן (bizkan) 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 Sam.20.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.9.W10.S1) and character.