Deuteronomy 21:20:5Deut.21.20.W5TAB
זֶה֙
ze
“this”
- Transliteration
- ZE
- Extended
- ZEH
- IPA
- /zɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- this
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ZE
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE-nu ZE
- clause
ve-am-RU el-zik-NEI ir-O be-NE-nu ZE so-REIR u-mo-RE ei-NE-nu sho-ME-a be-ko-LE-nu
- sentence
ve-am-RU el-zik-NEI ir-O be-NE-nu ZE so-REIR u-mo-RE ei-NE-nu sho-ME-a be-ko-LE-nu zo-LEL ve-so-VE
Exegesis
The demonstrative zeh {זֶה | zeh} ‘this’ with benenu {בְּנֵנוּ | bə-nê-nû} ‘our son’ emphasizes parental perspective.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:20
And they shall say to the elders of his city, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He does not obey our voice . He is a glutton and a drunkard.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 21:20, so the Hebrew word זֶה֙ (ze) 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.21.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.20.W5.S1) and character.