Genesis 18:12:10Gen.18.12.W10TAB
זָקֵֽן׃
zaken
“old”
- Transliteration
- za-KEN
- Extended
- zah-KEHN
- IPA
- /zaː.ˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- old
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Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
za-KEN
- clause
a-kha-RE ve-lo-TI ha-ye-ta-LI ed-NA va-a-do-NI za-KEN
- sentence
va-tits-KHAK sa-RA be-kir-BAH le-a-MOR a-kha-RE ve-lo-TI ha-ye-ta-LI ed-NA va-a-do-NI za-KEN
Exegesis
The coordinate clause vaadoni zaken {וֽ͏ַאדֹנִי זָקֵֽן | wa-ʾă-ḏō-nî zā-qēn} presents Abraham’s age as an additional obstacle, with a verbless predicate adjective. The English translation turns these structures into a direct question while preserving the twofold emphasis on Sarah’s state and her husband’s age.
In context — Genesis 18:12
And Sarah laughed inwardly, saying, “Once I have grown frail, shall I find pleasure , when my lord himself is old?”
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 18:12, so the Hebrew word זָקֵֽן׃ (zaken) 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 Gen.18.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.12.W10.S1) and character.