Judges 19:20:3Judg.19.20.W3TAB
הַזָּקֵן֙
hazaken
“the old”
- Transliteration
- ha-za-KEN
- Extended
- hah-zah-KEEN
- IPA
- /haz.zaˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ha-za-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN
- clause
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI
- sentence
va-yo-MER ha-ISH ha-za-KEN sha-LOM LAKH RAK kol-makh-so-RE-kha a-LAI RAK ba-re-KHOV al-ta-LAN
Exegesis
The noun-adjective sequence haish hazaken {הָאִישׁ הַזָּקֵן | hāʾîš ha-zāqēn} ‘the old man’ reflects Hebrew modifier order.
Root and etymology
z-q-nzayin–qof–nun
“elderly”
In context — Judges 19:20
And the old man said, “Peace to you! Let all you lack lie upon me. But do not lodge in the street.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 19:20, so the Hebrew word הַזָּקֵן֙ (hazaken) 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 Judg.19.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.20.W3.S1) and character.