זָקֵן

za.qen · old: elder

Hebrew · Strong's H2205 · Adjective · Sounds like: zaw-kane' · 178 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • old: elder H2205G · a Meaning of 128
  • old H2205H 50

Strong's dictionary

from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
זָקֵן adj. old
1. old, of human beings
2. usu. as subst.
a. old man (or woman)
b. elder

Every occurrence

  1. Exodus 3:16 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

  2. Exodus 3:18 וְזִקְנֵ֨י ve.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, hath met with us: and now let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to Jehovah our God.

  3. Exodus 4:29 זִקְנֵ֖י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel:

  4. Exodus 10:9 וּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּ u.viz.ke.Nei.nu · Describes something

    And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our old; with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go; for we must hold a feast unto Jehovah.

  5. Exodus 12:21 זִקְנֵ֥י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out, and take you lambs according to your families, and kill the passover.

  6. Exodus 17:5 מִזִּקְנֵ֣י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pass on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thy hand, and go.

  7. Exodus 17:6 זִקְנֵ֥י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

  8. Exodus 18:12 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

  9. Exodus 19:7 לְזִקְנֵ֣י le.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Moses came and called for the elders of the people, and set before them all these words which Jehovah commanded him.

  10. Exodus 24:1 מִזִּקְנֵ֣י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:

  11. Exodus 24:9 מִזִּקְנֵ֥י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel:

  12. Exodus 24:14 הַזְּקֵנִ֤ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us, until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur are with you; whosoever hath a cause, let him come near unto them.

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