Numbers 11:30:5Num.11.30.W5TAB
וְזִקְנֵ֥י
veziknei
“and the elders of”
- Transliteration
- ve-zik-NEI
- Extended
- veh-zik-NEE
- IPA
- /vəziqˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the elders of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-zik-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
HU ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-a-SEF mo-SHEH el-ha-ma-KHA-neh HU ve-zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The resumptive pronoun hūʾ {ה֖וּא | hūʾ} reinforces Moses’s identity before the coordinated participants wə-ziknê Yisrāʾēl {וְזִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | wə-ziknê yisrāʾēl} join him. English translates this as a joint return, highlighting Moses’s leadership role together with the tribal elders.
Root and etymology
ז־ק־נ
“to be old, elder”
In context — Numbers 11:30
And Moses returned to the camp , he and the elders of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 11:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 11:30, so the Hebrew word וְזִקְנֵ֥י (veziknei) 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 Num.11.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.11.30.W5.S1) and character.