זָקֵן
za.qen
“be old”
Definition
to be old
a primitive root;
- to be old, become old 1a) (Qal) to be old, become old 1b) (Hiphil) to grow old, show age
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
זָקֵן appears 25 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
Now Eli was very old, and he heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
So he asked, “Then what should be done for her?”“Well, she has no son,” Gehazi replied, “and her husband is old.”
When Isaac was old and his eyes were so weak that he could no longer see, he called his older son Esau and said to him, “My son.”“Here I am,” Esau replied.
he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,
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