Deuteronomy 22:16:5Deut.22.16.W5TAB
אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים
elhazzekenim
“to the elders”
- Transliteration
- el-haz-ze-ke-NIM
- Extended
- ehl-haz-zeh-keh-NEEM
- IPA
- /ʔel.haz.zəqeˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the elders
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-haz-ze-ke-NIM
- clause
ve-a-MAR a-VI ha-na-AR ha-na-a-RAH el-haz-ze-ke-NIM et-bi-TI
- sentence
ve-a-MAR a-VI ha-na-AR ha-na-a-RAH el-haz-ze-ke-NIM et-bi-TI na-ta-TI la-ISH ha-ZEH le-i-SHAH va-yis-na-E-ha
Exegesis
The construct chain hannaarah {הַנַּעֲרָה | han-na-ʿă-rāh} ‘young woman’ identifies the bride, and the prepositional phrase elhazzekenim {אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים | ʾel-hazzə-qe-nîm} ‘to the elders’ marks the legal forum for the claim.
Root and etymology
RootZayin–Qof–Nun
“elder, leader”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:16
And the father of the young woman will say to the elders, “I have given my daughter to this man as a wife,” but he hates her .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 22:16, so the Hebrew word אֶל־הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים (elhazzekenim) 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.22.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.16.W5.S1) and character.