Numbers 22:7:2Num.22.7.W2TAB
זִקְנֵ֤י
ziknei
“the elders of”
- Transliteration
- zik-NEI
- Extended
- zik-NEI
- 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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Word in context
- word
zik-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
zik-NEI mo-AV
- clause
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM
- sentence
va-yeil-KHU zik-NEI mo-AV ve-zik-NEI mid-YAN u-ke-sa-MIM be-ya-DAM va-ya-VO-u el-bil-AM va-ye-dab-RU ei-LAV div-REI va-LAK
Exegesis
This is followed by the coordinated construct chain ziknei Mo'av ve-ziknei Midyan {זִקְנֵי מוֹאָב וְזִקְנֵי מִדְיָן | ziḳ-nê mō-ʾāḇ və-ziḳ-nê mid-yān} ‘elders of Moab and elders of Midian’, emphasizing the joint delegation.
Root and etymology
Rootzayin-qof-nun
“to be old”
In context — Numbers 22:7
And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian went with divination fees in their hand. Then they came to Balaam and spoke to him the words of Balak .
About this coordinate
Numbers 22:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Numbers 22:7, so the Hebrew word זִקְנֵ֤י (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.22.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.22.7.W2.S1) and character.