Exodus 19:7:4Exod.19.7.W4TAB
לְזִקְנֵ֣י
leziknei
“to the elders of”
- Transliteration
- le-zik-NEI
- Extended
- leh-zik-NEE
- IPA
- /lə.ziq.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the elders of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-zik-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
le-zik-NEI ha-AM
- clause
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM
- sentence
va-ya-VO mo-SHEH va-yik-RA le-zik-NEI ha-AM va-ya-SEM lif-NEI-hem ET kol-had-de-va-RIM ha-EI-leh a-SHER tsi-VA-hu Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The phrase lə-ziknê hā-ʿām {לְזִקְנֵי הָעָם | lə-ziq-nê hā-ʿām} 'to the elders of the people' uses a construct chain to link the elders with the community.
In context — Exodus 19:7
Moses came, summoned the elders of the people, and placed before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 19:7, so the Hebrew word לְזִקְנֵ֣י (leziknei) 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 Exod.19.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.7.W4.S1) and character.