Joshua 13:1:2Josh.13.1.W2TAB
זָקֵ֔ן
zaken
“was old”
- Transliteration
- za-KEN
- Extended
- zaa-KEN
- IPA
- /zaˈken/
Meaning by language
- English
- was old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
za-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN
- clause
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM
- sentence
vi-ye-ho-SHU-a za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH e-LAV a-TA za-KAN-ta ba-TA ba-ya-MIM ve-ha-A-retz nish-a-RA har-BEH-me-OD le-rish-TAH
Exegesis
The adjective zaken {זָקֵ֔ן | zāqēn} combined with the idiom bayamim {בַּיָּמִ֑ים | bā-yā-mîm} ‘into days’ denotes advanced age and is reiterated for emphasis.
Root and etymology
z-q-n
“to be old, aged”
In context — Joshua 13:1
And Joshua had become old and advanced in days, and the LORD said to him, “You have grown old and advanced in days, and the land remains exceedingly much to be possessed.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:1, so the Hebrew word זָקֵ֔ן (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 Josh.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W2.S1) and character.