Proverbs 20:29:5Prov.20.29.W5TAB
זְקֵנִ֣ים
zekenim
“of old men”
- Transliteration
- ze-ke-NIM
- Extended
- zeh-kee-NEEM
- IPA
- /zə.qeˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of old men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ze-ke-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ze-ke-NIM se-VA
- clause
va-ha-DAR ze-ke-NIM se-VA
- sentence
ti-fe-E-ret ba-khu-RIM ko-KHAM va-ha-DAR ze-ke-NIM se-VA
Exegesis
The verse uses parallel nominal clauses centered on tifʾeret bachurim {תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים | tifʾeret baḥûrîm} ‘glory of young men’ and wa-ḥădar zekenim {וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים | wa-ḥădar zəqēnîm} ‘and beauty of old men’.
In context — Proverbs 20:29
The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is gray hair .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:29, so the Hebrew word זְקֵנִ֣ים (zekenim) 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 Prov.20.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.29.W5.S1) and character.