Proverbs 23:22:6Prov.23.22.W6TAB
כִּֽי־זָקְנָ֥ה
kizakna
“when she has grown old”
- Transliteration
- KI-zak-NA
- Extended
- KEE-zaak-NAA
- IPA
- /kiː.zaːqˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when she has grown old
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
KI-zak-NA
- phraseyour reading level
KI-zak-NA im-ME-kha
- clause
ve-al-ta-VUZ KI-zak-NA im-ME-kha
- sentence
she-MA le-a-VI-kha ZE ye-la-DE-kha ve-al-ta-VUZ KI-zak-NA im-ME-kha
Exegesis
The coordinated negative imperative in ve-altavuz {וְאַל־תָּ֝ב֗וּז | wə-’al-tā-vûz} ‘and do not despise’ contrasts with the first command, and the causal-temporal clause ki-zaqnah {כִּֽי־זָקְנָ֥ה | kî-zaq-nāh} ‘when she has grown old’ explains the reason, together emphasizing enduring filial respect for one’s parents.
In context — Proverbs 23:22
Listen to your father , the one who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 23:22, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־זָקְנָ֥ה (kizakna) 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.23.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.22.W6.S1) and character.