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Lexicon :: Strong's H2204 - zāqēn

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זָקֵן
Transliteration
zāqēn
Pronunciation
zaw-kane'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 574

Strong’s Definitions

זָקֵן zâqên, zaw-kane'; a primitive root; to be old:—aged man, be (wax) old (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H2204 in the following manner: ...old (26x), aged (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H2204 in the following manner: ...old (26x), aged (1x).

  1. to be old, become old

    1. (Qal) to be old, become old

    2. (Hiphil) to grow old, show age

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָקֵן zâqên, zaw-kane'; a primitive root; to be old:—aged man, be (wax) old (man).
STRONGS H2204: Abbreviations
† זָקֵן verb be or become old (compare, according to Thes, Arabic bdb027807 a she-camel that lets her lower lip hang down, see Lane968; bdb027808 decrepit man) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular זָקֵן Genesis 18:12 + 14 times (often hard to distinguished from predicate adjective זָקֵן which see); 3rd person feminine singular זָֽקְנָה Proverbs 23:22; 2nd person masculine singular זָקַנְתָּ 1 Samuel 8:5; זָקַ֫נְתָּה Joshua 13:1; 1st person singular זָקַנְתִּי Joshua 23:2 + 3 times; זָקַנְ֑תִּי Genesis 18:13; Genesis 27:2; Imperfect וַיִּזְקַן 2 Chronicles 24:15; — be (or become) old Genesis 18:12, 13; Genesis 19:31; Genesis 27:1, 2 (all J), 1 Samuel 2:22; 1 Samuel 4:18; 1 Samuel 8:1; 1 Samuel 8:5; 1 Samuel 12:2; 1 Samuel 17:12; 2 Samuel 19:33; 1 Kings 1:1, 15; 2 Kings 4:14; also Genesis 24:1 (|| בא בימים), so Joshua 13:1 (twice in verse); Joshua 23:1, 2(|| here בָּאתִי בימים), 1 Chronicles 23:1 (|| שָׂבַע ימים), 1 Chronicles 24:15 (|| id.); Proverbs 23:22; Psalm 37:25 (opposed to || היה נער); note especially זָקַנְתִּי מִהְיוֺת לאישׁ Ruth 1:12 I am too old to belong to a man (husband).
Hiph. only Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַזְקִין inchoate shew age, grow old = senescere Ew§ 122 c, compare Di; of youth Proverbs 22:6; of tree-root Job 14:8.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

18:12; 18:12; 18:13; 18:13; 19:31; 24:1; 27:1; 27:2; 27:2

Joshua

13:1; 13:1; 23:1; 23:2; 23:2

Ruth

1:12

1 Samuel

2:22; 4:18; 8:1; 8:5; 8:5; 12:2; 17:12

2 Samuel

19:33

1 Kings

1:1; 1:15

2 Kings

4:14

1 Chronicles

23:1; 24:15

2 Chronicles

24:15

Job

14:8

Psalms

37:25

Proverbs

22:6; 23:22; 23:22

H2204

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Strong's Number H2204 matches the Hebrew זָקֵן (zāqēn),
which occurs 27 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:12 - And Sarrha laughed in herself, saying, [fn]The thing has not as yet happened to me, even until now, and my lord is old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:13 - And the Lord said to Abraam, Why is it that Sarrha has laughed in herself, saying, Shall I then indeed bear? but I am grown old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:31 - And the elder said to the younger, Our father is old, and there is no one on the earth who shall come in to us, as it is fit in all the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:1 - And Abraam was old, advanced in days, and the Lord blessed Abraam in all things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:1 - And it came to pass after Isaac was old, that his eyes were dimmed so that he could not see; and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him, My son; and he said, Behold, I am here.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:2 - And he said, Behold, I am grown old, and know not the day of my death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 13:1 - And Joshua was old and very advanced in years; and the Lord said to Joshua, Thou art advanced in [fn]years, and there is much land left to inherit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:1 - And it came to pass after many days after the Lord had given Israel rest from all his enemies round about, that Joshua was old and advanced in [fn]years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 23:2 - And Joshua called together all the children of Israel, and their elders, and their chiefs, and their judges, and their officers; and said to them, I am old and advanced in years.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:12 - Turn now, my daughters, for I am too old to be married: for I said, Suppose I were married, and should bear sons;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:22 - And Heli was very old, and he heard what his sons did to the children of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - And it came to pass, when he mentioned the ark of God, that he fell from the seat backward near the gate, and his back was broken, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy: and he judged Israel twenty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:1 - And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:5 - and they said to him, Behold, thou art grown old, and thy sons walk not in thy way; and now set over us a king to judge us, as also the other nations have.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:2 - And now, behold, the king goes before you; and I am grown old and shall rest; and, behold, my sons are among you; and, behold, I have gone about before you from my youth to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:32 - (LXX 19:33) And Berzelli was a very old man, [fn]eighty years old; and he had maintained the king when he dwelt in Manaim; for he was a very great man.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:1 - And king David was old and advanced in days, and they covered him with clothes, and he was not warmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:15 - So Bersabee went in to the king into the chamber: and the king was very old, and Abisag the Somanite was ministering to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 4:14 - And he said to Giezi, What must we do for her? and Giezi his servant said, Indeed she has no son, and her husband is old.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:1 - And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:15 - And Jodae grew old, being full of days, and he died, being a hundred and thirty years old at his death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:8 - For though its root should grow old in the earth, and its stem die in the rock;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:25 - (LXX 36:25) I was once young, indeed I am now old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:22 - Hearken, my son, to thy father which begot thee, and despise not thy mother because she is grown old.
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