Deuteronomy 22:18:2Deut.22.18.W2TAB
זִקְנֵ֥י
ziknei
“the elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- Extended
- zikh-NEE
- IPA
- /ziqˈnej/
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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Word in context
- word
zik-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-lak-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR
- clause
ve-lak-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU
- sentence
ve-lak-KHU zik-NEI ha-IR ha-HU ve-yis-ROO o-TO
Exegesis
The construct chain ziknei ha’ir-hahiu {זִקְנֵי הָעִיר־הַהִוא | ziq-nê hā-ʾîr-hă-hî-ʾô} ‘elders of that city’ specifies the local judicial body.
Root and etymology
RootZayin–Qof–Nun
“elder, leader”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:18
The elders of that city shall take the man and whip him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 22:18, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵ֥י (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.22.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.18.W2.S1) and character.