Genesis 21:7:10Gen.21.7.W10TAB
לִזְקֻנָֽיו׃
lizkunaw
“in his old age”
- Transliteration
- liz-ku-NAW
- Extended
- lihz-koo-NAAW
- IPA
- /liz.qu.ˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his old age
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liz-ku-NAW
- clause
ki-ya-LAD-ti VEN liz-ku-NAW
- sentence
va-TO-mer MI mil-LEL le-av-ra-HAM hei-NEE-ka va-NIM sa-RA ki-ya-LAD-ti VEN liz-ku-NAW
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lîzqûnāw {לִזְקֻנָֽיו | lîz-qûnāw} ‘for his old age’ situates the fulfillment in the context of Abraham’s advanced years. This contrast of hypothetical and actual clauses underscores unexpected fulfillment.
Root and etymology
z-q-nzayin–qof–nun
“to be old, advanced in years”
In context — Genesis 21:7
And she said, “Who would have declared to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? For I have borne him a son in his advanced age .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:7:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 21:7, so the Hebrew word לִזְקֻנָֽיו׃ (lizkunaw) 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.21.7.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.7.W10.S1) and character.