Word Study · Strong's H2209 · Hebrew
זִקְנָה
ziqnah
zik-naw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ziqnâh
“old age”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
old age
Rendered in the KJV as
old (age).
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 6inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 6
- זִקְנָ֑ה1
- זִקְנָה֙1
- זִקְנָ֨ה׀1
- זִקְנַ֣ת1
- זִקְנָתָ֑הּ1
- זִקְנָת֔וֹ1
How it is rendered · 4
- old age3
- [the] old age of1
- old age her1
- old age his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · feminine singular3
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 3
- HNcfsc · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
1 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 11:4זִקְנַ֣תziknatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.here: [the] old age of
- 1 Kings 15:23זִקְנָת֔וֹziknatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularNow the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.here: old age his
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 71:9זִקְנָ֑הziknahnoun · feminine singularDo not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.here: old age
- Psalms 71:18זִקְנָ֨ה׀ziknahnoun · feminine singularEven when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.here: old age