זָקֵן

za.qen · be old

Hebrew · Strong's H2204 · Verb · Sounds like: zaw-kane' · 27 occurrences

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to be old; aged man, be (wax) old (man).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
זָקֵן vb. be or become old
Qal be (or become) old
Hiph. shew age, grow old

Every occurrence

  1. Genesis 18:12 זָקֵֽן׃ za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

  2. Genesis 18:13 זָקַֽנְתִּי׃ za.Kan.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old?

  3. Genesis 19:31 זָקֵ֑ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the first-born said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

  4. Genesis 24:1 זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and Jehovah had blessed Abraham in all things.

  5. Genesis 27:1 זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Here am I.

  6. Genesis 27:2 זָקַ֑נְתִּי za.Kan.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.

  7. Joshua 13:1 זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Jehovah said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

  8. Joshua 13:1 זָקַ֙נְתָּה֙ za.Kan.tah · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    Now Joshua was old and well stricken in years; and Jehovah said unto him, Thou art old and well stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

  9. Joshua 23:1 זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass after many days, when Jehovah had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, and Joshua was old and well stricken in years;

  10. Joshua 23:2 זָקַ֔נְתִּי za.Kan.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    that Joshua called for all Israel, for their elders and for their heads, and for their judges and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and well stricken in years:

  11. Ruth 1:12 זָקַ֖נְתִּי za.Kan.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have a husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should even have a husband to-night, and should also bear sons;

  12. 1 Samuel 2:22 זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.

  13. 1 Samuel 4:18 זָקֵ֥ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

  14. 1 Samuel 8:1 זָקֵ֖ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

  15. 1 Samuel 8:5 זָקַ֔נְתָּ za.Kan.ta · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by you

    and they said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

  16. 1 Samuel 12:2 זָקַ֣נְתִּי za.Kan.ti · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by me

    And now, behold, the king walketh before you; and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my youth unto this day.

  17. 1 Samuel 17:12 זָקֵ֖ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.

  18. 2 Samuel 19:32 זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king with sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

  19. 1 Kings 1:1 זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

  20. 1 Kings 1:15 זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And Bath-sheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite was ministering unto the king.

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