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. Joshua 23:2 לִזְקֵנָיו֙ liz.ke.Nav · Describes something

    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:

  2. Joshua 24:1 לְזִקְנֵ֨י le.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

  3. Joshua 24:31 הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    And Israel served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of Jehovah, that he had wrought for Israel.

  4. Judges 2:7 הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    And the people served Jehovah all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of Jehovah that he had wrought for Israel.

  5. Judges 8:14 זְקֵנֶ֔יהָ ze.ke.Nei.ha · Describes something

    And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

  6. Judges 8:16 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth.

  7. Judges 11:5 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;

  8. Judges 11:7 לְזִקְנֵ֣י le.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?

  9. Judges 11:8 זִקְנֵ֨י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and thou shalt be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

  10. Judges 11:9 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Jehovah deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

  11. Judges 11:10 זִקְנֵֽי־ zik.nei- · Describes something

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.

  12. Judges 11:11 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spake all his words before Jehovah in Mizpah.

  13. Judges 19:16 זָקֵ֗ן za.Ken · Describes something

    And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even: now the man was of the hill-country of Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

  14. Judges 19:17 הַזָּקֵ֛ן ha.za.Ken · Describes something

    And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?

  15. Judges 19:20 הַזָּקֵן֙ ha.za.Ken · Describes something

    And the old man said, Peace be unto thee; howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me; only lodge not in the street.

  16. Judges 19:22 הַזָּקֵן֙ ha.za.Ken · Describes something

    As they were making their hearts merry, behold, the men of the city, certain base fellows, beset the house round about, beating at the door; and they spake to the master of the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that we may know him.

  17. Judges 21:16 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

  18. Ruth 4:2 מִזִּקְנֵ֥י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

  19. Ruth 4:4 זִקְנֵ֣י zik.Nei · Describes something

    And I thought to disclose it unto thee, saying, Buy it before them that sit here, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it: but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem it besides thee; and I am after thee. And he said, I will redeem it.

  20. Ruth 4:9 לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים la.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all that was Elimelech's, and all that was Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the hand of Naomi.

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