Deuteronomy 21:3:6Deut.21.3.W6TAB
זִקְנֵי֩
ziknei
“the elders”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- Extended
- zik-NEH-ee
- IPA
- /ziqˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the elders
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 ha-IR ha-HU
- clause
ve-laK-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU eg-LAT ba-KAR a-SHER lo-u-ba-D BAH a-SHER lo-mash-KHA be-OL
- sentence
ve-ha-YA ha-IR hak-ke-ro-VA el-he-kha-LAL ve-laK-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU eg-LAT ba-KAR a-SHER lo-u-ba-D BAH a-SHER lo-mash-KHA be-OL
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive verb velaqechu {וְלָֽקְח֡וּ | wə-lā-qa-ḥû} ‘and they shall take’ introduces the action by ziknei ha‘ir hahi {זִקְנֵי הָעִ֨יר הַהִ֜וא | zīq-nê hā-ʿîr ha-hîʾ}, emphasizing collective responsibility.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:3
And it shall be that the city nearest to the slain shall have the elders of that city take a heifer of cattle which has not been worked , which has not been yoked .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 21:3, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵי֩ (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.21.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.3.W6.S1) and character.