זָקֵןzâqên

old

Pronunciation: zaw-kane' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2205

Meanings

1. old (Genesis 18:11; Job 32:4; Genesis 44:20)

2. usually as substantive: a. old man (or woman)>, b. elder

a. old man (or woman)

b. elder

a. old man (Genesis 43:27; Leviticus 19:32; Deuteronomy 28:50)

b. elders (Exodus 3:16; Exodus 3:18; Exodus 12:21)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 178 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 18:11 Abraham and Sarah were both very old by this time, and Sarah was long past the age of having children.
  • Genesis 19:4 But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
  • Genesis 24:2 One day Abraham said to his oldest servant, the man in charge of his household, “Take an oath by putting your hand under my thigh.
  • Genesis 25:8 and he died at a ripe old age, having lived a long and satisfying life. He breathed his last and joined his ancestors in death.
  • Genesis 35:29 Then he breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, joining his ancestors in death. And his sons, Esau and Jacob, buried him.
  • Genesis 43:27 After greeting them, he asked, “How is your father, the old man you spoke about? Is he still alive?”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).