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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

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

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

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  1. Jeremiah 51:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    With 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.

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  2. Lamentations 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I 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.

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  3. Lamentations 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  4. Lamentations 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Both 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.

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  5. Lamentations 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The presence of the LORD has scattered them; He regards them no more. The priests are shown no honor; the elders find no favor.

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  6. Lamentations 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Princes have been hung up by their hands; elders receive no respect.

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  7. Lamentations 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The elders have left the city gate; the young men have stopped their music.

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  8. Ezekiel 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Disaster 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.

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  9. Ezekiel 8:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  10. Ezekiel 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  11. Ezekiel 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.’”

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  12. Ezekiel 9:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Slaughter 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.

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  13. Ezekiel 14:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.

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  14. Ezekiel 20:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  15. Ezekiel 20:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “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.

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  16. Ezekiel 27:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  17. Joel 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Hear 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?

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  18. Joel 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consecrate 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.

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  19. Joel 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Gather 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.

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  20. Joel 2:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And 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.

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    Source alternate reference: 3.1

  21. Zechariah 8:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    This 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.

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