Deuteronomy 21:4:2Deut.21.4.W2TAB
זִקְנֵי֩
ziknei
“the elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- Extended
- zik-NEE
- IPA
- /ziqˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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 ha-IR ha-HU ET-ha-eg-LAH
- clause
ve-ho-REE-du zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU ET-ha-eg-LAH el-NA-khal ei-TAN a-SHER lo-ye-a-VEHD BO ve-LO yiz-za-RE-a
- sentence
ve-ho-REE-du zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU ET-ha-eg-LAH el-NA-khal ei-TAN a-SHER lo-ye-a-VEHD BO ve-LO yiz-za-RE-a ve-or-FU-sham ET-ha-eg-LAH ba-NA-khal
Exegesis
The verse begins with the vav-consecutive hiphil verb vehoridu {וְהוֹרִ֡דוּ | wə-hô-rî-ḏû} marking the elders as agents, introduced by ziknei {זִקְנֵי֩ | zîqnê} ‘elders of’ and specified by the demonstrative hahi {הַהִ֤וא | ha-ḥî} ‘that’ modifying haʿir {הָעִ֨יר | hā-ʿîr} ‘the city.’
In context — Deuteronomy 21:4
Then the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water , a place that has neither been tilled nor sown; and there in the valley they shall break the heifer’s neck.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 21:4, 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.21.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.4.W2.S1) and character.