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זָקֵן H2204

H2204 is the Hebrew word זָקֵן, transliterated zâqên and said zaw-kane'. The King James Version most often renders it old.

Word: זָקֵןTransliteration: zâqênSaid: zaw-kane'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 23 verses

What it means

to be old.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 24 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

old 13×waxed old 2×behold now i am old 1×art old 1×too old 1×behold thou art old 1×you and i am old 1×old man 1×aged 1×thereof wax old 1×now am old 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: aged man, be (wax) old (man).

Verses using זָקֵן

All 23 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 19:31 · KJV

And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Genesis 24:1 · KJV

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

Genesis 27:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him, Behold, here am I.

Genesis 27:2 · KJV

And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death:

Joshua 13:1 · KJV

Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

Joshua 23:1 · KJV

And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age.

Joshua 23:2 · KJV

And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers, and said unto them, I am old and stricken in age:

Ruth 1:12 · KJV

Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

1 Samuel 2:22 · KJV

Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

1 Samuel 4:18 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 8:1 · KJV

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

1 Samuel 8:5 · KJV

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1 Samuel 12:2 · KJV

And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons are with you: and I have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

1 Samuel 17:12 · KJV

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.

2 Samuel 19:32 · KJV

Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.

1 Kings 1:1 · KJV

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1 Kings 1:15 · KJV

And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.

2 Kings 4:14 · KJV

And he said, What then is to be done for her? And Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is old.

1 Chronicles 23:1 · KJV

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 Chronicles 24:15 · KJV

But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

Job 14:8 · KJV

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;

Psalm 37:25 · KJV

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Proverbs 22:6 · KJV

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2204 mean?

H2204 is the Hebrew word זָקֵן (zâqên), meaning to be old.

How is H2204 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it old (13 times), waxed old (2 times), behold now i am old (1 time), art old (1 time), too old (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2204 appear in the Bible?

זָקֵן (zâqên) is tagged in 23 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2204 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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