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. Genesis 18:11 זְקֵנִ֔ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Now Abraham and Sarah were old, and well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.

  2. Genesis 19:4 זָקֵ֑ן za.Ken · Describes something

    But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter;

  3. Genesis 24:2 זְקַ֣ן ze.Kan · Describes something

    And Abraham said unto his servant, the elder of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

  4. Genesis 25:8 זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken · Describes something

    And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.

  5. Genesis 35:29 זָקֵ֖ן za.Ken · Describes something

    And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, old and full of days: and Esau and Jacob his sons buried him.

  6. Genesis 43:27 הַזָּקֵ֖ן ha.za.Ken · Describes something

    And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is he yet alive?

  7. Genesis 44:20 זָקֵ֔ן za.Ken · Describes something

    And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loveth him.

  8. Genesis 50:7 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

  9. Genesis 50:7 זִקְנֵ֥י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Joseph went up to bury his father; and with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

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