Ruth 4:11:4Ruth.4.11.W4PAT
וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים
vehazzekenim
“and the elders”
- Transliteration
- ve-haz-ze-ke-NIM
- Extended
- veh-hahz-zeh-keh-NEEM
- IPA
- /vəhaz.zəqeːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the elders
- French
- et les anciens
- Spanish
- y los ancianos
- Portuguese
- e os anciãos
- German
- und die Ältesten
- Russian
- и старейшины
- Arabic-Simplified
- والشيوخ
- Hindi
- और बुज़ुर्ग
- Chinese-Simplified
- 和长老们
- Korean
- 그리고 장로들
- Indonesian
- dan para tua-tua
- Bengali
- এবং প্রাচীনরা
- Tagalog
- at ang mga matatanda
- Swahili
- na wazee
- Amharic
- እና ሽማግሌዎች
- Yoruba
- àti àwọn àgbà
- Igbo
- na ndị okenye
- Twi
- na mpanimfo no
- Ewe
- kple tɔgbuiwo
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ve-haz-ze-ke-NIM
- clause
va-yo-ME-ru kol-ha-AM a-sher-ba-sha-AR ve-haz-ze-ke-NIM e-DIM
- sentence
va-yo-ME-ru kol-ha-AM a-sher-ba-sha-AR ve-haz-ze-ke-NIM e-DIM yit-TEN Ye-ho-VAH et-ha-i-SHA ha-ba-A el-BE-te-kha keh-ra-KHEL oo-kheh-le-A a-SHER ba-NU she-TE-hem et-BET yis-ra-EL va-a-SE-kha-YIL be-ef-ra-TA u-kra-SHEM be-VET la-KHEM
In context — Ruth 4:11
said all the people who were at the gate and the elders witnesses give LORD the woman the one coming to your house like Rachel and like Leah who built together the house of Israel act worthily in Ephrathah call a name in the house of Bethlehem
About this coordinate
Ruth 4:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Ruth 4:11, so the Hebrew word וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים (vehazzekenim) 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 Ruth.4.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Ruth.4.11.W4.S1) and character.