Genesis 18:11:3Gen.18.11.W3PAT
זְקֵנִ֔ים
zekenim
“were old”
- Transliteration
- ze-ke-NIM
- Extended
- zeh-keh-NEEM
- IPA
- /zə.qeːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- were old
- French
- étaient âgés
- Spanish
- eran ancianos
- Portuguese
- eram idosos
- German
- waren alt
- Russian
- были стары
- Arabic-Simplified
- كَانَا شَيْخَيْنِ
- Hindi
- वृद्ध थे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 年老
- Korean
- 늙었다
- Indonesian
- sudah tua
- Bengali
- বৃদ্ধ ছিলেন
- Tagalog
- matanda na
- Swahili
- walikuwa wazee
- Amharic
- አረጁ
- Yoruba
- ti darugbo
- Igbo
- tozuru agadi
- Twi
- anyinyin
- Ewe
- tsitsi
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ze-ke-NIM
- clause
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA ze-ke-NIM ba-IM ba-ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM ve-sa-RA ze-ke-NIM ba-IM ba-ya-MIM kha-DAL li-he-YOT le-sa-RA O-rakh ka-na-SHIM
In context — Genesis 18:11
and Abraham and Sarah advanced in the days were old for Sarah ceased to be way of the women
About this coordinate
Genesis 18:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 18:11, so the Hebrew word זְקֵנִ֔ים (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 Gen.18.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.18.11.W3.S1) and character.