Genesis 24:1:2Gen.24.1.W2PAT
זָקֵ֔ן
zaken
“was old”
- Transliteration
- za-KEN
- Extended
- zah-KEHN
- IPA
- /zaːˈqeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was old
- French
- était âgé
- Spanish
- era anciano
- Portuguese
- era idoso
- German
- war alt
- Russian
- был стар
- Arabic-Simplified
- شَيْخٌ
- Hindi
- वृद्ध था
- Chinese-Simplified
- 老了
- Korean
- 늙었다
- Indonesian
- sudah tua
- Bengali
- বৃদ্ধ ছিল
- Tagalog
- matanda
- Swahili
- alikuwa mzee
- Amharic
- አረጋዊ ነበር
- Yoruba
- jẹ́ arúgbó
- Igbo
- bụ okenye
- Twi
- akwakoraa
- Ewe
- nye tsitsi
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
זָ + קֵ֔ן
↓
za + ken
↓
zaken
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
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The word
Word in context
- word
za-KEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-av-ra-HAM za-KEN
- clause
ve-av-ra-HAM za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-av-ra-HAM za-KEN BA ba-ya-MIM va-ye-ho-VAH be-RAKH et-av-ra-HAM ba-KOL
In context — Genesis 24:1
and Abraham advanced was old in days and the LORD blessed Abraham in everything
About this coordinate
Genesis 24:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 24:1, so the Hebrew word זָקֵ֔ן (zaken) 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.24.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.24.1.W2.S1) and character.