Numbers 16:25:8Num.16.25.W8TAB
זִקְנֵ֥י
ziknei
“the elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- Extended
- zik-NEE
- IPA
- /ziqˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the elders of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
zik-NEI
- clause
zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-KAM mo-SHEH va-ye-LEKH el-da-TAN va-a-vi-RAM va-ye-le-KHU a-kha-RAV zik-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct ziknê yiśrāʾēl {זִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | zî-qnê yi-srā-ʾēl} ‘elders of Israel’ binds leadership to corporate identity, while the suffix in ʾaḥărāyw {אַחֲרָיו | ʾa-ḥă-rā-yw} ‘after him’ underscores Moses’s central authority. In English, explicit subjects replace the Hebrew paratactic style, coordinating clauses to preserve continuity and clarify the sequence of actions.
Root and etymology
z-q-nzayin-qof-nun
“to be old”
In context — Numbers 16:25
And Moses arose and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel went after him.
About this coordinate
Numbers 16:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 16:25, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵ֥י (ziknei) 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.16.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.16.25.W8.S1) and character.