Joshua 13:1:9Josh.13.1.W9TAB

זָקַ֙נְתָּה֙

zakanta

“are old”

Transliteration: za-KAN-ta
Extended: zaa-KAHN-tah
IPA: /zaˈkan.taː/

Meaning by language

English: are old

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

זָ + קַ֙נְ + תָּה֙

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za + kan + ta

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zakanta

Alphabet Analysis

	Zayin	z as in zero
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	Qof	q — deep k, uvular
	Patach	short 'ah' as in father
	Nun	n as in new
	Sheva	silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
	Tav	t as in top
	Qamets	long 'ah'
	He	h as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

word
za-KAN-ta
phraseyour reading level
a-TA za-KAN-ta
clause
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
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

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 13:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 13:1, so the Hebrew word זָקַ֙נְתָּה֙ (zakanta) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.1.W9.S1) and character.

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