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za.qen H2205

זָקֵן (za.qen) means “old: elder” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

זָקֵן Hebrew · H2205 178 tagged occurrences in 171 verses

Pronunciation guide: zaw-kane' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2205G

זָקֵן · za.qen · old: elder

: elder/leader 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority)

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TBESH · H2205H

זָקֵן · za.qen · old

: old 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority) Also means: za.qen (זָקֵן ": elder" H2205)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H2204 (זָקֵן); old

KJV glosses: aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

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How translators render H2205

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
the elders 58
of the elders 13
and the elders 10
elders 9
old 8
the old 5
to the elders 5
and old 3
some of the elders 3
then the elders 3
an old 2
and elders 2
and the leading 2
old age 2
so the elders 2
the aged 2
your elders 2
against the old 1
along with the elders 1
an elderly 1
and leaders 1
and old alike 1
and old women 1
and the elder 1
and your elders 1
as did the elders 1
as leaders 1
before its elders 1
for the old 1
from the elders 1
his elders 1
his elders wisdom 1
how is your elderly 1
including its elders 1
is the elder 1
more than the elders 1
neither elderly 1
o elders 1
of elders 1
of the aged 1
of the old 1
of the older 1
old men 1
or an old man 1
or the elderly 1
take some of the elders 1
than an old 1
the chief 1
the elderly 1
the old man 1
the old men 1
them 1
then some of the elders 1
they 1
to his own 1
were already old 1
were older 1
when the elders 1
with the elders 1
with their elders 1
with them 1
your old 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and the elders 22
of the elders 15
the elders 14
unto the elders 14
and all the elders 7
old 6
all the elders 4
and old 4
and the old 4
he and the elders 3
then the elders 3
with the elders 3
an old 2
an old man 2
for the elders 2
of old men 2
of the ancients 2
of the old men 2
to the elders 2
against the ancient 1
among the elders 1
ancient men 1
and before his ancients 1
and before the elders 1
and mine elders 1
and of the ancients 1
and old women 1
and teach his senators 1
and the ancient 1
and their elders 1
and there shall not be an old man 1
and unto all the elders 1
and with our old 1
and with them the elders 1
and your elders 1
at the ancient 1
both old 1
elder 1
elders 1
even the elders 1
for all the elders 1
for their elders 1
from the ancients 1
me now i pray thee before the elders 1
more than the ancients 1
neither do the aged 1
nor an old man 1
not the elders 1
of elders 1
of the aged 1
of the old 1
of the old man 1
old man 1
old men 1
so all the elders 1
than an old 1
that there shall not be an old man 1
the aged 1
the ancient 1
the ancients 1
the old 1
the old man 1
the old mens 1
thee thy elders 1
then all the elders 1
then thy elders 1
there shall yet old men 1
this ye old men 1
thou and the elders 1
to be the elders 1
unto him all the elders 1
unto his eldest 1
unto me all the elders 1
upon the ancient 1
what the ancients 1
where the old 1
wherefore our elders 1
which the old men 1
with the ancients 1
with the old 1
with the old men 1
with thee of the elders 1
your elders 1
your old men 1

Verses containing H2205

Page 2 of 4. 171 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Remember the days of old; consider the years long past. Ask your father, and he will tell you, your elders, and they will inform you.

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  2. Joshua 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With the edge of the sword they devoted to destruction everything in the city—man and woman, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys.

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  3. Joshua 7:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Joshua 8:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Joshua got up early the next morning and mobilized his men, and he and the elders of Israel marched before them up to Ai.

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  5. Joshua 8:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All 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.

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  6. Joshua 9:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So 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.’

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  7. Joshua 20:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  8. Joshua 23:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    he summoned all Israel, including its elders, leaders, judges, and officers. “I am old and well along in years,” he said,

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  9. Joshua 24:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Joshua 24:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Israel 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.

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  11. Judges 2:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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  12. Judges 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There 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.

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  13. Judges 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.

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  14. Judges 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

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  15. Judges 11:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  16. Judges 11:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  17. Judges 11:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  18. Judges 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”

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  19. Judges 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  20. Judges 19:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    That 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.

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  21. Judges 19:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When 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?”

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  22. Judges 19:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Peace to you,” said the old man. “Let me supply everything you need. Only do not spend the night in the square.”

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  23. Judges 19:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    While 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!”

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  24. Judges 21:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  25. Ruth 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Boaz took ten of the elders of the city and said, “Sit here,” and they did so.

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  26. Ruth 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  27. Ruth 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At 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.

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  28. Ruth 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  29. 1 Samuel 2:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age.

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  30. 1 Samuel 2:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You 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.

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  31. 1 Samuel 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  32. 1 Samuel 8:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.

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  33. 1 Samuel 11:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  34. 1 Samuel 15:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.”

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  35. 1 Samuel 16:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?”

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  36. 1 Samuel 28:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  37. 1 Samuel 30:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  38. 2 Samuel 3:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Abner conferred with the elders of Israel and said, “In the past you sought David as your king.

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  39. 2 Samuel 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  40. 2 Samuel 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  41. 2 Samuel 17:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

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  42. 2 Samuel 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  43. 2 Samuel 19:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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?

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    Source alternate reference: 19.12

  44. 1 Kings 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  45. 1 Kings 8:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the priests took up the ark,

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  46. 1 Kings 12:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then 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.

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  47. 1 Kings 12:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

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  48. 1 Kings 12:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

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  49. 1 Kings 13:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now 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.

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  50. 1 Kings 13:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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