Deuteronomy 21:6:2Deut.21.6.W2TAB
זִקְנֵי֙
ziknei
“elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- Extended
- zik-NEI
- IPA
- /zikˈnej/
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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Word in context
- word
zik-NEI
- clause
ve-KOL zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU hak-ke-ro-VIM el-he-kha-LAL
- sentence
ve-KOL zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU hak-ke-ro-VIM el-he-kha-LAL yir-kha-TZU et-ye-DEI-hem al-ha-eg-LAH ha-a-ru-FAH va-NA-khal
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct sequence ziknei ha’ir hahi {זִקְנֵי֙ הָעִיר הַהִוא | zi-qə-nê hà-ʿîr hà-hîʾ} ‘elders of that city,’ which the participle hakrovim el-he-chalal {הַקְּרֹבִים אֶל־הֶחָלָל | ha-qə-rô-vîm ʾel hè-ḥā-lāl} ‘those near to the slain man’ further specifies.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:6
And all the elders of that city, those nearest to the slain one, shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 21:6, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵי֙ (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.21.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.6.W2.S1) and character.