2205. zaqen

Strong's Lexicon

zaqen: Old, Elder, Aged

Original Word: זָקֵן
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: zaqen
Pronunciation: zah-KANE
Phonetic Spelling: (zaw-kane')
Definition: Old, Elder, Aged
Meaning: old

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as zaqan
Definition
old
NASB Translation
aged (3), aged* (1), elder (3), elders (132), old (21), old man (7), old men (7), old women (1), older (1), oldest (1), senior (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

זָקֵן adjective old, absolute ׳ז Genesis 19:4 30t. (on distinction from verb see above); construct זְקַן Genesis 24:2; plural זְקֵנִים Genesis 18:11 44t.; זְקֵנוֺת Zechariah 8:4; construct זִקְנֵי Genesis 50:7 85t.; suffix זְקֵנַי Lamentations 1:19, זְקֵנֶיךָ Deuteronomy 21:2; Deuteronomy 32:7, זְקֵנָיו Joshua 8:33 3t., זְקֵנֶיהָ Judges 8:14, זְקֵנֵינוּ Exodus 10:9; Joshua 9:11, זִקְנֵיכֶם Deuteronomy 5:20 2t.; —

1 old, of human beings, as adjective predicate Genesis 18:11 (J), Job 32:4 (מִמֶּנּוּ לְיָמִים ׳ז, in comparison), or attributive אָב זָקֵן Genesis 44:20 (J), ׳אִישׁ ז Judges 19:16,17,20,22, ׳נָבִיא ז 1 Kings 13:11,25,29, ׳מֶלֶךְ ז Ecclesiastes 4:13; probably also וּשְׂבַע ימים ׳ז Genesis 35:29 (P), Job 42:17 and Genesis 25:8 (P) according to ᵐ5 Sam Di; compare also Ezra 3:12.

2 usually as substantive:

a. old man (or woman),

b. elder; a. old man Genesis 43:27 (J), Leviticus 19:32 (H), Deuteronomy 28:50; Deuteronomy 32:7 ("" אָב), 1 Samuel 2:31,32; 1 Samuel 28:14; Isaiah 47:6; Job 12:20; Job 32:9; Proverbs 17:6; Proverbs 20:29; Psalm 119:100; Joel 1:2; old men and old women Zechariah 8:4 (twice in verse); compare זְקַן בֵּיתוֺ Genesis 24:2 (J), זִקְנֵי בֵיתוֺ 2 Samuel 12:17; especially opposed to נַעַר Exodus 10:9 (E), Isaiah 3:5; Isaiah 20:4; Jeremiah 51:22; Lamentations 2:21; Psalm 148:12, and in phrase מִנַּעַר וְעַד זָקֵן Genesis 19:4 (J), Joshua 6:21 (JE), Esther 3:13; opposed to ילדים 1 Kings 12:6,8,13 2Chron 10:6; 10:8; 10:13; opposed to בַּחוּרִים Jeremiah 31:13; Ezekiel 9:6; Joel 3:1, compare 2Chronicles 36:17 (+ יָשֵׁשׁ) and Jeremiah 6:11 (+ מְלֵא ימים); opposed to עוּל ימים Isaiah 65:20; opposed to יונקי שׁדים and עוללים Joel 2:16. b. usually plural elders, as having authority, term techn. (100 t. +); elders of a people, especially Israel Exodus 3:16,18; Exodus 12:21 (all J), Exodus 17:5,6; Exodus 18:12; Exodus 19:7; Exodus 24:1,9,14; Joshua 24:1 (all E), Numbers 11:16 (twice in verse) (שֹׁטְרָיו), Numbers 11:24; Numbers 11:25; Numbers 11:30; Numbers 16:25; Joshua 7:6; Joshua 8:10; Joshua 9:11 (all J E), Deuteronomy 5:20 ("" רָאשֵׁי שִׁבְטֵיכֶם), Deuteronomy 27:1; Deuteronomy 29:9 ("" ראשׁי שׁבטיכם, שֹׁטְרֵיכֶם), Deuteronomy 31:9,28; Joshua 8:33 ("" שֹׁטְרִים וְשֹׁפְטָיו), Joshua 23:2 ("" רָאשׁיו, שֹׁפְטָיו, שֹׁטְרָיו); compare also probably Joshua 24:31 = Judges 2:7 (all D); Leviticus 9:1, compare זִקְנֵי הָעֵדָה Leviticus 4:15 ( both P), Judges 21:16; see also 1 Samuel 4:3; 1 Samuel 8:4; 1 Samuel 15:30; 2 Samuel 3:17; 2 Samuel 5:3 = 1 Chronicles 11:3; 2 Samuel 17:4,15; 1 Kings 8:1,32Chronicles 5:2,4, also 1 Chronicles 15:25; 1 Chronicles 21:16; compare Isaiah 3:2 (גִּבּוֺר וְאִישׁ מִלְחָמָ֑ה ׳שׁוֺפֵט וְנָבִיא וְקֹסֵם וְז), Isaiah 9:14 ("" נְשׂוּאפָֿנִים, but see probably gloss, compare Ew Che Di Du and others); elders of one tribe (Judah) 1 Samuel 30:26; 2 Samuel 19:12, so of Gilead Judges 11:5,7,8,9,10,11; after the division of the kingdoms, of Northern Israel זקני הארץ 1 Kings 20:7 compare 1 Kings 20:8, also 2 Kings 6:32 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 10:1 ("" שָׂרִים etc.) compare 2 Kings 10:5; under Josiah זקני יְהוּדָה 2 Kings 23:1 2Chronicles 34:29; see also הארץ ׳ז Jeremiah 26:17, compare זקני ארץ Proverbs 31:23, compare Lamentations 1:19; Lamentations 2:10; Lamentations 4:16; Lamentations 5:12,14 ("" שׂרים; + שַׁעַר); often in Ezek.: Ezekiel 7:26 ("" כהן), of Judah Ezekiel 8:1, of Israel Ezekiel 8:11,12; Ezekiel 14:1; Ezekiel 20:1,3, also Ezekiel 9:6 (but strike out Co). Exilic הַגּוֺלָה ׳ז Jeremiah 29:1 ("" הכהנים, הנביאים); post-exile Ezra 10:8 ("" שׂרים), possibly also Joel 1:14; elders of ׳י Isaiah 24:23 (compare Exodus 24:1,9), זִקְנֵי הַכֹּהֲנִים 2 Kings 19:2 = Isaiah 37:2, so Jeremiah 19:1 ("" זקני העם); of other peoples, Midian Numbers 22:4,7, Moab Numbers 22:7 (all E), Egypt Psalm 105:22 ("" שׂרים); of Gebal Ezekiel 27:9; elders of a city, especially as sitting in the gate to judge Deuteronomy 19:12; Deuteronomy 21:2 (+ שֹׁפְטֶיךָ) Deuteronomy 21:3; Deuteronomy 21:4; Deuteronomy 21:6; Deuteronomy 21:19 (+ שַׁעַרמְֿקֹמוֺ), Deuteronomy 21:20; Deuteronomy 22:15 (+ הַשָּׁ֑עְרָה), Deuteronomy 22:16; Deuteronomy 22:17; Deuteronomy 22:18; Deuteronomy 25:7 (+ הַשַּׁ֫עֲרָה), Deuteronomy 25:8; Deuteronomy 25:9 (all in Deuteronomic code, and only so therein), Ruth 4:2,4,9,11 (compare שַׁעַר Ruth 4:1; Ruth 4:11), מוֺשַׁב זְקֵנִים Psalm 107:32 ("" קְהַלעָֿ֑ם); Judges 8:14 ("" שׂרים), Judges 8:16; 1 Samuel 11:3; 1 Samuel 16:4; 1 Kings 21:8,11; Ezra 10:14.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

aged, ancient man, elder, old man, men and

From zaqen; old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

see HEBREW zaqen

Forms and Transliterations

בַּזָּקֵ֔ן בזקן הַזְּקֵנִ֑ים הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים הַזְּקֵנִ֤ים הַזְּקֵנִֽים׃ הַזְּקֵנִים֒ הַזְּקֵנִים֙ הַזְקֵנִ֤ים הַזָּקֵ֔ן הַזָּקֵ֖ן הַזָּקֵ֛ן הַזָּקֵן֙ הזקן הזקנים הזקנים׃ וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔ים וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖ים וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩ וְזִקְנֵ֣י וְזִקְנֵ֥י וְזִקְנֵ֧י וְזִקְנֵ֨י וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃ וְזָקֵ֔ן וְזָקֵֽן׃ וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗ים וּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּ וּזְקֵנ֔וֹת וּזְקֵנִ֖ים וּזְקֵנַ֖י וּזְקֵנָ֡יו וּזְקֵנָ֥יו וּלְזִקְנֵ֖י וּמִזִּקְנֵ֖י וּמִזִּקְנֵ֣י ובזקנינו והזקנים וזקן וזקן׃ וזקנות וזקני וזקניו וזקניכם׃ וזקנים ולזקני ומזקני זְ֝קֵנִ֗ים זְ֭קֵנִים זְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩ זְֽקֵנִים־ זְקֵנִ֔ים זְקֵנִ֖ים זְקֵנִ֗ים זְקֵנִ֣ים זְקֵנִים֙ זְקֵנֶ֔יהָ זְקֵנֶ֖יךָ זְקֵנָ֖יו זְקַ֣ן זִקְנֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֣י זִקְנֵ֤י זִקְנֵ֥י זִקְנֵ֥י־ זִקְנֵ֨י זִקְנֵֽי־ זִקְנֵי֙ זִקְנֵי֩ זִקְנֵי־ זִקְנֵיכֶם֙ זָקֵ֑ן זָקֵ֔ן זָקֵ֕ן זָקֵ֖ן זָקֵ֗ן זָקֵ֛ן זָקֵ֡ן זָקֵ֣ן זָקֵ֥ן זָקֵ֨ן זָקֵן֙ זקינינו זקן זקני זקני־ זקניה זקניו זקניך זקניכם זקנים זקנים־ לְזִקְנֵ֣י לְזִקְנֵ֥י לְזִקְנֵ֨י לְזָקֵ֔ן לִזְקֵנָיו֙ לַזְּקֵנִ֜ים לזקן לזקני לזקניו לזקנים מִזְּקֵנִ֥ים מִזְּקֵנִֽים׃ מִזִּקְנֵ֖י מִזִּקְנֵ֣י מִזִּקְנֵ֥י מזקני מזקנים מזקנים׃ baz·zā·qên bazzaKen bazzāqên haz·qê·nîm haz·zā·qên haz·zə·qê·nîm hazkeNim hazqênîm hazzaKen hazzāqên hazzekeNim hazzəqênîm laz·zə·qê·nîm lazzekeNim lazzəqênîm lə·zā·qên lə·ziq·nê lezaKen ləzāqên lezikNei ləziqnê liz·qê·nāw lizkeNav lizqênāw miz·zə·qê·nîm miz·ziq·nê mizzekeNim mizzəqênîm mizzikNei mizziqnê ū·ḇiz·qê·nê·nū ū·lə·ziq·nê ū·miz·ziq·nê ū·zə·qê·nāw ū·zə·qê·nay ū·zə·qê·nîm ū·zə·qê·nō·wṯ ūḇizqênênū ulezikNei ūləziqnê umizzikNei ūmizziqnê uvizkeNeinu uzekeNai uzekeNav uzekeNim uzekeNot ūzəqênāw ūzəqênay ūzəqênîm ūzəqênōwṯ vehazzekeNim vezaKen vezikNei vezikneiChem wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm wə·zā·qên wə·ziq·nê wə·ziq·nê·ḵem wəhazzəqênîm wəzāqên wəziqnê wəziqnêḵem zā·qên zaKen zāqên zə·qan zə·qê·nāw zə·qê·ne·hā zə·qê·ne·ḵā zə·qê·nê·nū zə·qê·nîm zə·qê·nîm- zeKan zekeineiNu zekeNav zekeNeicha zekeNeiha zekeNim zəqan zəqênāw zəqênehā zəqêneḵā zəqênênū zəqênîm zəqênîm- zikNei zikneiChem ziq·nê ziq·nê- ziq·nê·ḵem ziqnê ziqnê- ziqnêḵem

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 18:11
HEB: וְאַבְרָהָ֤ם וְשָׂרָה֙ זְקֵנִ֔ים בָּאִ֖ים בַּיָּמִ֑ים
NAS: and Sarah were old, advanced
KJV: and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken
INT: now Abraham and Sarah were old advanced age

Genesis 19:4
HEB: מִנַּ֖עַר וְעַד־ זָקֵ֑ן כָּל־ הָעָ֖ם
NAS: both young and old, all the people
KJV: round, both old and young,
INT: young against and old all the people

Genesis 24:2
HEB: אֶל־ עַבְדּוֹ֙ זְקַ֣ן בֵּית֔וֹ הַמֹּשֵׁ֖ל
NAS: to his servant, the oldest of his household,
KJV: said unto his eldest servant
INT: to his servant the oldest of his household had

Genesis 25:8
HEB: בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָ֖ה זָקֵ֣ן וְשָׂבֵ֑עַ וַיֵּאָ֖סֶף
NAS: old age, an old man and satisfied
KJV: old age, an old man, and full
INT: old A ripe an old and satisfied was gathered

Genesis 35:29
HEB: אֶל־ עַמָּ֔יו זָקֵ֖ן וּשְׂבַ֣ע יָמִ֑ים
NAS: to his people, an old man of ripe
KJV: unto his people, [being] old and full
INT: to his people an old of ripe age

Genesis 43:27
HEB: הֲשָׁל֛וֹם אֲבִיכֶ֥ם הַזָּקֵ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲמַרְתֶּ֑ם
NAS: and said, Is your old father
KJV: well, the old man of whom ye spake?
INT: well father is your old of whom and said

Genesis 44:20
HEB: לָ֙נוּ֙ אָ֣ב זָקֵ֔ן וְיֶ֥לֶד זְקֻנִ֖ים
NAS: We have an old father
KJV: a father, an old man, and a child
INT: have father an old child of old

Genesis 50:7
HEB: עַבְדֵ֤י פַרְעֹה֙ זִקְנֵ֣י בֵית֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל
NAS: of Pharaoh, the elders of his household
KJV: of Pharaoh, the elders of his house,
INT: the servants of Pharaoh the elders of his household and all

Genesis 50:7
HEB: בֵית֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל זִקְנֵ֥י אֶֽרֶץ־ מִצְרָֽיִם׃
NAS: and all the elders of the land
KJV: of his house, and all the elders of the land
INT: of his household and all the elders of the land of Egypt

Exodus 3:16
HEB: וְאָֽסַפְתָּ֞ אֶת־ זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֤
NAS: and gather the elders of Israel
KJV: and gather the elders of Israel
INT: Go and gather the elders of Israel and say

Exodus 3:18
HEB: וּבָאתָ֡ אַתָּה֩ וְזִקְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אֶל־
NAS: to what you say; and you with the elders of Israel
KJV: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel,
INT: will come you the elders of Israel to

Exodus 4:29
HEB: אֶת־ כָּל־ זִקְנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: all the elders of the sons
KJV: and gathered together all the elders of the children
INT: and assembled all the elders of the sons of Israel

Exodus 10:9
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה בִּנְעָרֵ֥ינוּ וּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּ נֵלֵ֑ךְ בְּבָנֵ֨ינוּ
NAS: with our young and our old; with our sons
KJV: with our young and with our old, with our sons
INT: Moses our young and our old shall go our sons

Exodus 12:21
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֛ה לְכָל־ זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
NAS: for all the elders of Israel
KJV: called for all the elders of Israel,
INT: Moses for all the elders of Israel and said

Exodus 17:5
HEB: וְקַ֥ח אִתְּךָ֖ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַטְּךָ֗
NAS: with you some of the elders of Israel;
KJV: and take with thee of the elders of Israel;
INT: and take for of the elders of Israel your staff

Exodus 17:6
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה לְעֵינֵ֖י זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: in the sight of the elders of Israel.
KJV: so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
INT: and Moses the sight of the elders of Israel

Exodus 18:12
HEB: אַהֲרֹ֜ן וְכֹ֣ל ׀ זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לֶאֱכָל־
NAS: with all the elders of Israel
KJV: came, and all the elders of Israel,
INT: and Aaron all the elders of Israel to eat

Exodus 19:7
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֖א לְזִקְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיָּ֣שֶׂם
NAS: and called the elders of the people,
KJV: and called for the elders of the people,
INT: Moses and called the elders of the people and set

Exodus 24:1
HEB: וַאֲבִיה֔וּא וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם
NAS: and seventy of the elders of Israel,
KJV: and seventy of the elders of Israel;
INT: and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel shall worship

Exodus 24:9
HEB: וַאֲבִיה֔וּא וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: and seventy of the elders of Israel,
KJV: and seventy of the elders of Israel:
INT: and Abihu and seventy of the elders of Israel

Exodus 24:14
HEB: וְאֶל־ הַזְּקֵנִ֤ים אָמַר֙ שְׁבוּ־
NAS: But to the elders he said, Wait
KJV: And he said unto the elders, Tarry
INT: to the elders said Wait

Leviticus 4:15
HEB: וְ֠סָמְכוּ זִקְנֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֧ה אֶת־
NAS: Then the elders of the congregation
KJV: And the elders of the congregation
INT: shall lay the elders of the congregation their hands

Leviticus 9:1
HEB: לְאַהֲרֹ֖ן וּלְבָנָ֑יו וּלְזִקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: and his sons and the elders of Israel;
KJV: and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
INT: Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel

Leviticus 19:32
HEB: וְהָדַרְתָּ֖ פְּנֵ֣י זָקֵ֑ן וְיָרֵ֥אתָ מֵּאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
KJV: the face of the old man, and fear
INT: and honor the face man shall revere your God

Numbers 11:16
HEB: שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִישׁ֮ מִזִּקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: men from the elders of Israel,
KJV: men of the elders of Israel,
INT: seventy men the elders of Israel whom

179 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2205
179 Occurrences

baz·zā·qên — 1 Occ.
haz·qê·nîm — 1 Occ.
haz·zā·qên — 6 Occ.
haz·zə·qê·nîm — 20 Occ.
laz·zə·qê·nîm — 1 Occ.
lə·zā·qên — 1 Occ.
lə·ziq·nê — 4 Occ.
liz·qê·nāw — 1 Occ.
miz·zə·qê·nîm — 2 Occ.
miz·ziq·nê — 10 Occ.
ū·lə·ziq·nê — 1 Occ.
ū·miz·ziq·nê — 2 Occ.
ū·ḇiz·qê·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
ū·zə·qê·nay — 1 Occ.
ū·zə·qê·nāw — 2 Occ.
ū·zə·qê·nîm — 4 Occ.
ū·zə·qê·nō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·haz·zə·qê·nîm — 5 Occ.
wə·zā·qên — 3 Occ.
wə·ziq·nê — 8 Occ.
wə·ziq·nê·ḵem — 1 Occ.
zā·qên — 21 Occ.
zə·qan — 1 Occ.
zə·qê·nê·nū — 1 Occ.
zə·qê·nāw — 1 Occ.
zə·qê·ne·ḵā — 2 Occ.
zə·qê·ne·hā — 1 Occ.
zə·qê·nîm — 12 Occ.
ziq·nê — 62 Occ.
ziq·nê·ḵem — 2 Occ.