Deuteronomy 19:12:2Deut.19.12.W2TAB
זִקְנֵ֣י
ziknei
“elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
zik-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
zik-NEI i-RO
- clause
ve-shal-KHU zik-NEI i-RO ve-lak-KHU o-TO mi-SHAM
- sentence
ve-shal-KHU zik-NEI i-RO ve-lak-KHU o-TO mi-SHAM ve-nat-NU o-TO be-YAD go-EL ha-DAM va-MET
Root and etymology
Rootzayin–qoph–nun
“to be old, elder”
In context — Deuteronomy 19:12
Then the elders of his city shall send, take him from there, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood , and he shall die.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 19:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 19:12, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵ֣י (ziknei) 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 Deut.19.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.19.12.W2.S1) and character.