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Lexicon :: Strong's H2208 - zāqun

Aa
זָקֻן
Transliteration
zāqun
Pronunciation
zaw-koon'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Properly, passive participle of זָקֵן (H2204) (used only in the plural as a noun)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 574e

Variant Spellings

Variant spellings for this word: זק (Strongs) זקנים (Gesenius)

Strong’s Definitions

זָקֻן zâqun, zaw-koon'; properly, passive participle of H2204 (used only in the plural as a noun); old age:—old age.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H2208 in the following manner: old age (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H2208 in the following manner: old age (4x).

  1. old age, extreme old age

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
זָקֻן zâqun, zaw-koon'; properly, passive participle of H2204 (used only in the plural as a noun); old age:—old age.
STRONGS H2208: Abbreviations
† זְקֻנִים noun plural [masculine] old age — בֶּןזֿ׳ Genesis 37:3 i.e. a late-born son; יֶלֶד ז׳ Genesis 44:20 id.; (ילדה)בֵּן לִזְקֻנָיו Genesis 21:2, 7 (all J E).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

21:2; 21:7; 37:3; 44:20

H2208

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2208 matches the Hebrew זָקֻן (zāqun),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:2 - And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:7 - And she said, Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would have a child at her breast? for see, I have given him a son now when he is old.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3 - Now the love which Israel had for Joseph was greater than his love for all his other children, because he got him when he was an old man: and he had a long coat made for him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:20 - And we said to my lord, We have an old father and a young child, whom he had when he was old; his brother is dead and he is the only son of his mother, and is very dear to his father.
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