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. Lamentations 5:12 זְקֵנִ֖ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Princes were hanged up by their hand: The faces of elders were not honored.

  2. Lamentations 5:14 זְקֵנִים֙ ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    The elders have ceased from the gate, The young men from their music.

  3. Ezekiel 7:26 מִזְּקֵנִֽים׃ mi.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.

  4. Ezekiel 8:1 וְזִקְנֵ֥י ve.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell there upon me.

  5. Ezekiel 8:11 מִזִּקְנֵ֣י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.

  6. Ezekiel 8:12 זִקְנֵ֤י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say, Jehovah seeth us not; Jehovah hath forsaken the land.

  7. Ezekiel 9:6 זָקֵ֡ן za.Ken · Describes something

    slay utterly the old man, the young man and the virgin, and little children and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark: and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the old men that were before the house.

  8. Ezekiel 9:6 הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    slay utterly the old man, the young man and the virgin, and little children and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark: and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the old men that were before the house.

  9. Ezekiel 14:1 מִזִּקְנֵ֖י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

  10. Ezekiel 20:1 מִזִּקְנֵ֥י mi.zik.Nei · Describes something

    And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me.

  11. Ezekiel 20:3 זִקְנֵ֤י zik.Nei · Describes something

    Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Is it to inquire of me that ye are come? As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will not be inquired of by you.

  12. Ezekiel 27:9 זִקְנֵ֨י zik.Nei · Describes something

    The old men of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to deal in thy merchandise.

  13. Joel 1:2 הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים ha.ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or in the days of your fathers?

  14. Joel 1:14 זְקֵנִ֗ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the old men and all the inhabitants of the land unto the house of Jehovah your God, and cry unto Jehovah.

  15. Joel 2:16 זְקֵנִ֔ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    gather the people, sanctify the assembly, assemble the old men, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts; let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

  16. Joel 2:28 זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ zik.nei.Khem · Describes something

    And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

  17. Zechariah 8:4 זְקֵנִ֣ים ze.ke.Nim · Describes something

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

  18. Zechariah 8:4 וּזְקֵנ֔וֹת u.ze.ke.Not · Describes something

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

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