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Lexicon :: Strong's H2204 - zāqēn

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Strong's

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זָקֵן

Transliteration

zāqēn

Pronunciation

zaw-kane'

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Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 574

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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 Samuel

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

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

22:6; 23:22; 23:22

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

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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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Gen 18:12 - and Abraham and Sarah are aged, entering into days -- the way of women hath ceased to be to Sarah;

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Gen 18:13 - and Sarah laugheth in her heart, saying, 'After I have waxed old I have had pleasure! -- my lord also is old!'

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Gen 19:31 - And the first-born saith unto the younger, 'Our father is old, and a man there is not in the earth to come in unto us, as is the way of all the earth;

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Gen 24:1 - And Abraham is old, he hath entered into days, and Jehovah hath blessed Abraham in all things;

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Gen 27:1 - And it cometh to pass that Isaac is aged, and his eyes are too dim for seeing, and he calleth Esau his elder son, and saith unto him, 'My son;' and he saith unto him, 'Here am I.'

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Gen 27:2 - And he saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, I have become aged, I have not known the day of my death;

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Jos 13:1 - And Joshua is old, entering into days, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Thou hast become aged, thou hast entered into days; as to the land, very much hath been left to possess.

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Jos 23:1 - And it cometh to pass, many days after that Jehovah hath given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua is old, entering into days,

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Jos 23:2 - and Joshua calleth for all Israel, for its elders, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and saith unto them, 'I have become old; I have entered into days;

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Rth 1:12 - Turn back, my daughters, go, for I am too aged to be to a husband; though I had said, There is for me hope, also, I have been to-night to a husband, and also I have borne sons:

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1Sa 2:22 - And Eli is very old, and hath heard all that his sons do to all Israel, and how that they lie with the women who are assembling at the opening of the tent of meeting,

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1Sa 4:18 - And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man is old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.

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1Sa 8:1 - And it cometh to pass, when Samuel is aged, that he maketh his sons judges over Israel.

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1Sa 8:5 - and say unto him, 'Lo, thou hast become aged, and thy sons have not walked in thy ways; now, appoint to us a king, to judge us, like all the nations.'

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1Sa 12:2 - and now, lo, the king is walking habitually before you, and I have become aged and gray-headed, and my sons, lo, they are with you, and I have walked habitually before you from my youth till this day.

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1Sa 17:12 - And David is son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name is Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;

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2Sa 19:32 - and Barzillai is very aged, a son of eighty years, and he hath sustained the king in his abiding in Mahanaim, for he is a very great man;

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1Ki 1:1 - And king David is old, entering into days, and they cover him with garments, and he hath no heat,

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1Ki 1:15 - And Bath-Sheba cometh in unto the king, to the inner chamber, and the king is very aged, and Abishag the Shunammite is serving the king:

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2Ki 4:14 - And he saith, 'And what -- to do for her?' and Gehazi saith, 'Verily she hath no son, and her husband is aged.'

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1Ch 23:1 - And David is old, and satisfied with days, and causeth his son Solomon to reign over Israel,

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2Ch 24:15 - And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,

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Job 14:8 - If its root becometh old in the earth, And its stem doth die in the dust,

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Psa 37:25 - Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

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Pro 22:6 - Give instruction to a youth about his way, Even when he is old he turneth not from it.

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Pro 23:22 - Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

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