HebrewH2205Adjective

זָקֵן

za.qen

167Occurrences
H2205Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

old

from H2204 (זָקֵן);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
elder/leader 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

זָקֵן appears 167 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Deuteronomy
20
Judges
14
1 Kings
12
Exodus
12
1 Samuel
9
Ezk
9
Joshua
9
Genesis
8

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 11:3BSB

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where David made a covenant with them before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

2 Kings 19:2BSB

And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz

Exodus 17:6BSB

Behold, I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb. And when you strike the rock, water will come out of it for the people to drink.”So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Isaiah 3:14BSB

The LORD brings this chargeagainst the elders and leaders of His people:“You have devoured the vineyard;the plunder of the poor is in your houses.

Joshua 24:1BSB

Then Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.