Word Study · Strong's H2205 · Hebrew
זָקֵן
zaqen
zaw-kane'
Strong's 1890 spelling: zâqên
“old”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
old
Rendered in the KJV as
aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
- 178occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 26 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 82inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 178 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 82
- זִקְנֵ֣י25
- זִקְנֵ֥י15
- זִקְנֵ֤י6
- הַזְּקֵנִ֗ים5
- זִקְנֵ֨י5
- מִזִּקְנֵ֣י5
- הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים4
- זָקֵ֖ן4
- זְקֵנִ֣ים4
- הַזְּקֵנִ֔ים3
- וְזִקְנֵ֥י3
- וְזִקְנֵ֣י3
and 70 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 49
- [the] elders of61
- the elders16
- and [the] elders of8
- the old8
- from [the] elders of7
- old7
- and the elders5
- old [man]5
- an old [man]4
- to [the] elders of4
- [the] elders3
- [the] old3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 27
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)62
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural21
- adjective · masculine singular20
- preposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)14
- adjective · masculine plural12
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)8
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular6
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural5
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural4
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3
- adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine plural2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HAampc · 62
- HTd/Aampa · 21
- HAamsa · 20
- HR/Aampc · 14
- HAampa · 12
- HC/Aampc · 8
- HTd/Aamsa · 6
- HC/Td/Aampa · 5
- HC/Aampa · 4
- HC/Aamsa · 3
- HC/R/Aampc · 3
- HAampc/Sp2mp · 2
All 178, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Deuteronomy21 of 178 · 12%
- Judges14 of 178 · 8%
- Exodus12 of 178 · 7%
- 1 Kings12 of 178 · 7%
- Ezekiel10 of 178 · 6%
Deuteronomy carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis9 occurrences
- Genesis 18:11זְקֵנִ֔יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralAnd Abraham and Sarah were already old and well along in years; Sarah had passed the age of childbearing.here: [were] old
- Genesis 19:4זָקֵ֑ןzakenadjective · masculine singularBefore they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house.here: old [man]
- Genesis 24:2זְקַ֣ןzekanadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,here: the old of
- Genesis 25:8זָקֵ֣ןzakenadjective · masculine singularAnd at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.here: old
- Genesis 35:29זָקֵ֖ןzakenadjective · masculine singularThen he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.here: an old [man]
- Genesis 43:27הַזָּקֵ֖ןhazakenthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularHe asked if they were well, and then he asked, “How is your elderly father you told me about? Is he still alive?”here: the old
- Genesis 44:20זָקֵ֔ןzakenadjective · masculine singularAnd we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’here: old
- Genesis 50:7זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—here: [the] elders of
- Genesis 50:7זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Joseph went to bury his father, and all the servants of Pharaoh accompanied him—the elders of Pharaoh’s household and all the elders of the land of Egypt—here: [the] elders of
Exodus12 occurrences
- Exodus 3:16זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.here: [the] elders of
- Exodus 3:18וְזִקְנֵ֨יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of Israel will listen to what you say, and you must go with them to the king of Egypt and tell him, ‘The LORD, the God of the Hebrews, has met with us. Now please let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness, so that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.’here: and [the] elders of
- Exodus 4:29זִקְנֵ֖יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses and Aaron went and assembled all the elders of the Israelites,here: [the] elders of
- Exodus 10:9וּבִזְקֵנֵ֖ינוּuvizkeneinuconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural“We will go with our young and old,” Moses replied. “We will go with our sons and daughters, and with our flocks and herds, for we must hold a feast to the LORD.”here: and with old [men] our
- Exodus 12:21זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.here: [the] elders of
- Exodus 17:5מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And the LORD said to Moses, “Walk on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you. Take along in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go.here: some of [the] elders of
- Exodus 17:6זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] elders of
- Exodus 18:12זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.here: [the] elders of
- Exodus 19:7לְזִקְנֵ֣יlezikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Moses went back and summoned the elders of the people and set before them all these words that the LORD had commanded him.here: to [the] elders of
- Exodus 24:1מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.here: of [the] elders of
- Exodus 24:9מִזִּקְנֵ֥יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,here: of [the] elders of
- Exodus 24:14הַזְּקֵנִ֤יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnd he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”here: the elders
Leviticus3 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:15זִקְנֵ֨יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.here: [the] elders of
- Leviticus 9:1וּלְזִקְנֵ֖יulezikneiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.here: and to [the] elders of
- Leviticus 19:32זָקֵ֑ןzakenadjective · masculine singularYou are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.here: an old [person]
Numbers9 occurrences
- Numbers 11:16מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.here: from [the] elders of
- Numbers 11:16זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.here: [are] [the] elders of
- Numbers 11:24מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Moses went out and relayed to the people the words of the LORD, and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and had them stand around the tent.here: from [the] elders of
- Numbers 11:25הַזְּקֵנִ֑יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThen the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.here: the elders
- Numbers 11:30וְזִקְנֵ֥יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses returned to the camp, along with the elders of Israel.here: and [the] elders of
- Numbers 16:25זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Moses got up and went to Dathan and Abiram, and the elders of Israel followed him.here: [the] elders of
- Numbers 22:4זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time,here: [the] elders of
- Numbers 22:7זִקְנֵ֤יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.here: [the] elders of
- Numbers 22:7וְזִקְנֵ֣יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of Moab and Midian departed with the fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and relayed to him the words of Balak.here: and [the] elders of
Deuteronomy21 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 5:23וְזִקְנֵיכֶֽם׃vezikneikhemconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralAnd when you heard the voice out of the darkness while the mountain was blazing with fire, all the heads of your tribes and your elders approached me,here: and elders your
- Deuteronomy 19:12זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)the elders of his city must send for him, bring him back, and hand him over to the avenger of blood to die.here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 21:2זְקֵנֶ֖יךָzekeneichaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularyour elders and judges must come out and measure the distance from the victim to the neighboring cities.here: elders your
- Deuteronomy 21:3זִקְנֵי֩zikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the elders of the city nearest the victim shall take a heifer that has never been yoked or used for work,here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 21:4זִקְנֵי֩zikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)bring the heifer to a valley with running water that has not been plowed or sown, and break its neck there by the stream.here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 21:6זִקְנֵי֙zikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then all the elders of the city nearest the victim shall wash their hands by the stream over the heifer whose neck has been broken,here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 21:19זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)his father and mother are to lay hold of him and bring him to the elders of his city, to the gate of his hometown,here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 21:20זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)and say to the elders, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he does not obey us. He is a glutton and a drunkard.”here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 22:15זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the city elders at the gatehere: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 22:16הַזְּקֵנִ֑יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluraland say to the elders, “I gave my daughter in marriage to this man, but he has come to hate her.here: the elders
- Deuteronomy 22:17זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And now he has accused her of shameful conduct, saying, ‘I discovered that your daughter was not a virgin.’ But here is the proof of her virginity.” And they shall spread out the cloth before the city elders.here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 22:18זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the elders of that city shall take the man and punish him.here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 25:7הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralBut if the man does not want to marry his brother’s widow, she is to go to the elders at the city gate and say, “My husband’s brother refuses to preserve his brother’s name in Israel. He is not willing to perform the duty of a brother-in-law for me.”here: the elders
- Deuteronomy 25:8זִקְנֵי־ziknei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the elders of his city shall summon him and speak with him. If he persists and says, “I do not want to marry her,”here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 25:9הַזְּקֵנִים֒hazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralhis brother’s widow shall go up to him in the presence of the elders, remove his sandal, spit in his face, and declare, “This is what is done to the man who will not maintain his brother’s line.”here: the elders
- Deuteronomy 27:1וְזִקְנֵ֣יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people: “Keep all the commandments I am giving you today.here: and [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 28:50לְזָקֵ֔ןlezakenpreposition + adjective · masculine singulara ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.here: for an old [person]
- Deuteronomy 29:10זִקְנֵיכֶם֙zikneikhemadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralAll of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,here: elders your
- Deuteronomy 31:9זִקְנֵ֖יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 31:28זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.here: [the] elders of
- Deuteronomy 32:7זְקֵנֶ֖יךָzekeneichaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singularRemember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.here: old [people] your
Joshua9 occurrences
- Joshua 6:21זָקֵ֑ןzakenadjective · masculine singularAt the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.here: old [man]
- Joshua 7:6וְזִקְנֵ֣יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell facedown before the ark of the LORD until evening, as did the elders of Israel; and they all sprinkled dust on their heads.here: and [the] elders of
- Joshua 8:10וְזִקְנֵ֧יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.here: and [the] elders of
- Joshua 8:33וּזְקֵנָ֡יוuzekenavconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAll Israel, foreigners and citizens alike, with their elders, officers, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the LORD facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded earlier, to bless the people of Israel.here: and elders its
- Joshua 9:11זְֽקֵינֵינוּ֩zekeineinuadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralSo the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’here: elders our
- Joshua 20:4זִקְנֵ֥י־ziknei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When someone flees to one of these cities, stands at the entrance of the city gate, and states his case before its elders, they are to bring him into the city and give him a place to live among them.here: [the] elders of
- Joshua 23:2לִזְקֵנָיו֙lizkenavpreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularhe summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,here: to elders its
- Joshua 24:1לְזִקְנֵ֨יlezikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: to [the] elders of
- Joshua 24:31הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralIsrael had served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had experienced all the works that the LORD had done for Israel.here: the old [men]
Judges14 occurrences
- Judges 2:7הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnd the people served the LORD throughout the days of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him, who had seen all the great works that the LORD had done for Israel.here: the old [men]
- Judges 8:14זְקֵנֶ֔יהָzekeneihaadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThere he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.here: elders its
- Judges 8:16זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.here: [the] elders of
- Judges 11:5זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.here: [the] elders of
- Judges 11:7לְזִקְנֵ֣יlezikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”here: to [the] elders of
- Judges 11:8זִקְנֵ֨יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”here: [the] elders of
- Judges 11:9זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”here: [the] elders of
- Judges 11:10זִקְנֵֽי־ziknei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”here: [the] elders of
- Judges 11:11זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.here: [the] elders of
- Judges 19:16זָקֵ֗ןzakenadjective · masculine singularThat evening an old man from the hill country of Ephraim, who was residing in Gibeah (the men of that place were Benjamites), came in from his work in the field.here: old
- Judges 19:17הַזָּקֵ֛ןhazakenthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularWhen he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”here: the old
- Judges 19:20הַזָּקֵן֙hazakenthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular“Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”here: the old
- Judges 19:22הַזָּקֵן֙hazakenthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularWhile they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have relations with him!”here: the old
- Judges 21:16זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the elders of the congregation said, “What should we do about wives for those who remain, since the women of Benjamin have been destroyed?”here: [the] elders of
Ruth4 occurrences
- Ruth 4:2מִזִּקְנֵ֥יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.here: from [the] elders of
- Ruth 4:4זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)I thought I should inform you that you may buy it back in the presence of those seated here and in the presence of the elders of my people. If you want to redeem it, do so. But if you will not redeem it, tell me so I may know, because there is no one but you to redeem it, and I am next after you.” “I will redeem it,” he replied.here: [the] elders of
- Ruth 4:9לַזְּקֵנִ֜יםlazekenimpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine pluralAt this, Boaz said to the elders and all the people, “You are witnesses today that I am buying from Naomi all that belonged to Elimelech, Chilion, and Mahlon.here: to the elders
- Ruth 4:11וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםvehazekenimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine plural“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.here: and the elders
1 Samuel9 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 2:31זָקֵ֖ןzakenadjective · masculine singularBehold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no older man will be left in your house.here: an old [man]
- 1 Samuel 2:32זָקֵ֛ןzakenadjective · masculine singularYou will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age.here: an old [man]
- 1 Samuel 4:3זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”here: [the] elders of
- 1 Samuel 8:4זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.here: [the] elders of
- 1 Samuel 11:3זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)“Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”here: [the] elders of
- 1 Samuel 15:30זִקְנֵֽי־ziknei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)“I have sinned,” Saul replied. “Please honor me now before the elders of my people and before Israel. Come back with me, so that I may worship the LORD your God.”here: [the] elders of
- 1 Samuel 16:4זִקְנֵ֤יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”here: [the] elders of
- 1 Samuel 28:14זָקֵן֙zakenadjective · masculine singular“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.here: old
- 1 Samuel 30:26לְזִקְנֵ֥יlezikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”here: to [the] elders of
2 Samuel6 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 3:17זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Samuel 5:3זִקְנֵ֨יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Samuel 12:17זִקְנֵ֤יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of his household stood beside him to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat anything with them.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Samuel 17:4זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Samuel 17:15זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Samuel 19:11זִקְנֵ֤יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?here: [the] elders of
1 Kings12 occurrences
- 1 Kings 8:1זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)At that time Solomon assembled before him in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.here: [the] elders of
- 1 Kings 8:3זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,here: [the] elders of
- 1 Kings 12:6הַזְּקֵנִים֙hazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThen King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.here: the elders
- 1 Kings 12:8הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralBut Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.here: the elders
- 1 Kings 12:13הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnd the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the eldershere: the elders
- 1 Kings 13:11זָקֵ֔ןzakenadjective · masculine singularNow a certain old prophet was living in Bethel, and his sons came and told him all the deeds that the man of God had done that day in Bethel. They also told their father the words that the man had spoken to the king.here: old
- 1 Kings 13:25הַזָּקֵ֖ןhazakenthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularAnd there were men passing by who saw the body lying in the road with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported this in the city where the old prophet lived.here: the old
- 1 Kings 13:29הַזָּקֵ֔ןhazakenthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularSo the old prophet lifted up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back to his own city to mourn for him and bury him.here: the old
- 1 Kings 20:7זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the king of Israel summoned all the elders of the land and said, “Please take note and see that this man is looking for trouble, for when he demanded my wives, my children, my silver, and my gold, I did not deny him.”here: [the] elders of
- 1 Kings 20:8הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnd the elders and the people all said, “Do not listen to him or consent to his terms.”here: the elders
- 1 Kings 21:8הַזְקֵנִ֤יםhazkenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThen Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.here: the elders
- 1 Kings 21:11הַזְּקֵנִ֣יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralSo the elders and nobles who lived in Naboth’s city did as Jezebel had instructed in the letters she had written to them.here: the elders
2 Kings6 occurrences
- 2 Kings 6:32וְהַזְּקֵנִ֖יםvehazekenimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralNow Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”here: and the elders
- 2 Kings 6:32הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralNow Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”here: the elders
- 2 Kings 10:1הַזְּקֵנִ֔יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralNow Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:here: the elders
- 2 Kings 10:5וְהַזְּקֵנִים֩vehazekenimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralSo the palace administrator, the overseer of the city, the elders, and the guardians sent a message to Jehu: “We are your servants, and we will do whatever you say. We will not make anyone king. Do whatever is good in your sight.”here: and the elders
- 2 Kings 19:2זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amozhere: [the] elders of
- 2 Kings 23:1זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.here: [the] elders of
1 Chronicles3 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 11:3זִקְנֵ֨יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)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.here: [the] elders of
- 1 Chronicles 15:25וְזִקְנֵ֥יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.here: and [the] elders of
- 1 Chronicles 21:16וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםvehazekenimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralWhen David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.here: and the elders
2 Chronicles7 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 5:2זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Chronicles 5:4זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark,here: [the] elders of
- 2 Chronicles 10:6הַזְּקֵנִים֙hazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralThen King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.here: the elders
- 2 Chronicles 10:8הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralBut Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.here: the elders
- 2 Chronicles 10:13הַזְּקֵנִֽים׃hazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralAnd the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the eldershere: the elders
- 2 Chronicles 34:29זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.here: [the] elders of
- 2 Chronicles 36:17זָקֵ֣ןzakenadjective · masculine singularSo He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,here: [the] old
Ezra3 occurrences
- Ezra 3:12הַזְּקֵנִ֗יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralBut many of the older priests, Levites, and family heads who had seen the first temple wept loudly when they saw the foundation of this temple. Still, many others shouted joyfully.here: the old
- Ezra 10:8וְהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםvehazekenimconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralWhoever failed to appear within three days would forfeit all his property, according to the counsel of the leaders and elders, and would himself be expelled from the assembly of the exiles.here: and the elders
- Ezra 10:14זִקְנֵי־ziknei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Let our leaders represent the whole assembly. Then let everyone in our towns who has married a foreign woman come at an appointed time, together with the elders and judges of each town, until the fierce anger of our God in this matter is turned away from us.”here: [the] elders of
Job4 occurrences
- Job 12:20זְקֵנִ֣יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralHe deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders.here: elders
- Job 32:4זְֽקֵנִים־zekenim-adjective · masculine pluralNow Elihu had waited to speak to Job because the others were older than he.here: [were] old
- Job 32:9וּ֝זְקֵנִ֗יםuzekenimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralIt is not only the old who are wise, or the elderly who understand justice.here: and old [people]
- Job 42:17זָקֵ֖ןzakenadjective · masculine singularAnd so Job died, old and full of years.here: old
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 105:22וּזְקֵנָ֥יוuzekenavconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularto instruct his princes as he pleased and teach his elders wisdom.here: and elders his
- Psalms 107:32זְקֵנִ֣יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralLet them exalt Him in the assembly of the people and praise Him in the council of the elders.here: [the] elders
- Psalms 119:100מִזְּקֵנִ֥יםmizekenimpreposition + adjective · masculine pluralI discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.here: more than old [people]
- Psalms 148:12זְ֝קֵנִ֗יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralyoung men and maidens, old and young together.here: old [people]
Proverbs3 occurrences
- Proverbs 17:6זְ֭קֵנִיםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralGrandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.here: old [people]
- Proverbs 20:29זְקֵנִ֣יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralThe glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.here: old [people]
- Proverbs 31:23זִקְנֵי־ziknei-adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Her husband is known at the city gate, where he sits among the elders of the land.here: [the] elders of
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Isaiah9 occurrences
- Isaiah 3:2וְזָקֵֽן׃vezakenconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularthe mighty man and the warrior, the judge and the prophet, the soothsayer and the elder,here: and elder
- Isaiah 3:5בַּזָּקֵ֔ןbazakenpreposition with the article + adjective · masculine singularThe people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.here: in the old [person]
- Isaiah 3:14זִקְנֵ֥יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.here: [the] elders of
- Isaiah 9:15זָקֵ֥ןzakenadjective · masculine singularThe head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.here: an old [man]
- Isaiah 20:4וּזְקֵנִ֖יםuzekenimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralso the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.here: and old [men]
- Isaiah 24:23זְקֵנָ֖יוzekenavadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.here: elders his
- Isaiah 37:2זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)And he sent Eliakim the palace administrator, Shebna the scribe, and the leading priests, all wearing sackcloth, to the prophet Isaiah son of Amozhere: [the] elders of
- Isaiah 47:6זָקֵ֕ןzakenadjective · masculine singularI was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.here: [the] old
- Isaiah 65:20וְזָקֵ֔ןvezakenconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularNo longer will a nursing infant live but a few days, or an old man fail to live out his years. For the youth will die at a hundred years, and he who fails to reach a hundred will be considered accursed.here: and an old [person]
Jeremiah7 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:11זָקֵ֖ןzakenadjective · masculine singularBut I am full of the LORD’s wrath; I am tired of holding it back. “Pour it out on the children in the street, and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be captured, the old and the very old alike.here: [the] old
- Jeremiah 19:1וּמִזִּקְנֵ֣יumizikneiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,here: and some of [the] elders of
- Jeremiah 19:1וּמִזִּקְנֵ֖יumizikneiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,here: and some of [the] elders of
- Jeremiah 26:17מִזִּקְנֵ֖יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Some of the elders of the land stood up and said to the whole assembly of the people,here: from [the] elders of
- Jeremiah 29:1זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.here: [the] elders of
- Jeremiah 31:13וּזְקֵנִ֖יםuzekenimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralThen the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.here: and old [men]
- Jeremiah 51:22זָקֵ֣ןzakenadjective · masculine singularWith you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden.here: old [man]
Lamentations6 occurrences
- Lamentations 1:19וּזְקֵנַ֖יuzekenaiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI called out to my lovers, but they have betrayed me. My priests and elders perished in the city while they searched for food to keep themselves alive.here: and elders my
- Lamentations 2:10זִקְנֵ֣יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.here: [the] elders of
- Lamentations 2:21וְזָקֵ֔ןvezakenconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singularBoth young and old lie together in the dust of the streets. My young men and maidens have fallen by the sword. You have slain them in the day of Your anger; You have slaughtered them without compassion.here: and old [person]
- Lamentations 4:16וּזְקֵנִ֖יםvuzekenimconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine pluralThe presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.here: and elders
- Lamentations 5:12זְקֵנִ֖יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralPrinces have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.here: elders
- Lamentations 5:14זְקֵנִים֙zekenimadjective · masculine pluralThe elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.here: old [men]
Ezekiel10 occurrences
- Ezekiel 7:26מִזְּקֵנִֽים׃mizekenimpreposition + adjective · masculine pluralDisaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.here: from elders
- Ezekiel 8:1וְזִקְנֵ֥יvezikneiconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.here: and [the] elders of
- Ezekiel 8:11מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.here: from [the] elders of
- Ezekiel 8:12זִקְנֵ֤יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? For they are saying, ‘The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.’”here: [the] elders of
- Ezekiel 9:6זָקֵ֡ןzakenadjective · masculine singularSlaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.here: old [man]
- Ezekiel 9:6הַזְּקֵנִ֔יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralSlaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.here: the old
- Ezekiel 14:1מִזִּקְנֵ֖יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.here: from [the] elders of
- Ezekiel 20:1מִזִּקְנֵ֥יmizikneipreposition + adjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.here: from [the] elders of
- Ezekiel 20:3זִקְנֵ֤יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.here: [the] elders of
- Ezekiel 27:9זִקְנֵ֨יzikneiadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)The elders of Gebal were aboard as shipwrights, repairing your leaks. All the ships of the sea and their sailors came alongside to barter for your merchandise.here: [the] elders of
Joel4 occurrences
- Joel 1:2הַזְּקֵנִ֔יםhazekenimthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine pluralHear this, O elders; and give ear, all who dwell in the land. Has anything like this ever happened in your days or in the days of your fathers?here: O elders
- Joel 1:14זְקֵנִ֗יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralConsecrate a fast; proclaim a solemn assembly! Gather the elders and all the residents of the land to the house of the LORD your God, and cry out to the LORD.here: [the] elders
- Joel 2:16זְקֵנִ֔יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralGather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the aged, gather the children, even those nursing at the breast. Let the bridegroom leave his room, and the bride her chamber.here: [the] elders
- Joel 2:28זִקְנֵיכֶם֙zikneikhemadjective · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine pluralAnd afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.here: old [men] your
Zechariah2 occurrences
- Zechariah 8:4זְקֵנִ֣יםzekenimadjective · masculine pluralThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.here: old [men]
- Zechariah 8:4וּזְקֵנ֔וֹתuzekenotconjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine pluralThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Old men and old women will again sit along the streets of Jerusalem, each with a staff in hand because of great age.here: and old [women]
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