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. 2 Chronicles 10:8 הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

  2. 2 Chronicles 10:13 הַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

  3. 2 Chronicles 34:29 זִקְנֵ֥י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

  4. 2 Chronicles 36:17 זָקֵ֣ן za.Ken · Describes something

    Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldeans, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or virgin, old man or hoary-headed: he gave them all into his hand.

  5. Ezra 3:12 הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers' houses, the old men that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

  6. Ezra 10:8 וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔ים ve.ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    and that whosoever came not within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the assembly of the captivity.

  7. Ezra 10:14 זִקְנֵי־ zik.nei- · Describes something

    Let now our princes be appointed for all the assembly, and let all them that are in our cities that have married foreign women come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God be turned from us, until this matter be despatched.

  8. Esther 3:13 זָקֵ֜ן za.Ken · Describes something

    And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

  9. Job 12:20 זְקֵנִ֣ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

  10. Job 32:4 זְֽקֵנִים־ ze.ke.nim- · Describes something

    Now Elihu had waited to speak unto Job, because they were elder than he.

  11. Job 32:9 וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים u.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.

  12. Job 42:17 זָקֵ֖ן za.Ken · Describes something

    So Job died, being old and full of days.

  13. Psalms 105:22 וּזְקֵנָ֥יו u.ze.ke.Nav · Describes something

    To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom.

  14. Psalms 107:32 זְקֵנִ֣ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Let them exalt him also in the assembly of the people, And praise him in the seat of the elders.

  15. Psalms 119:100 מִזְּקֵנִ֥ים mi.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.

  16. Psalms 148:12 זְ֝קֵנִ֗ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Both young men and virgins; Old men and children:

  17. Proverbs 17:6 זְ֭קֵנִים Ze.ke.nim · Describes something

    Children's children are the crown of old men; And the glory of children are their fathers.

  18. Proverbs 20:29 זְקֵנִ֣ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

  19. Proverbs 31:23 זִקְנֵי־ zik.nei- · Describes something

    Her husband is known in the gates, When he sitteth among the elders of the land.

  20. Ecclesiastes 4:13 זָקֵן֙ za.Ken · Describes something

    Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth not how to receive admonition any more.

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