What does זָקֵן · πρεσβύτερος mean in the Bible?
זָקֵן · πρεσβύτερος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "elderly people, those advanced in years".
Hebrew · H2205, G4245
זְקֵנִים
Old · elder: Elder
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זָקֵן H2205 old
Pronunciation zāqēn
Denotes advanced age; primarily a man of authority and wisdom, functioning as elder in community governance and counsel
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πρεσβύτερος G4245 elder: Elder
Pronunciation presbýteros
Denotes both age-based seniority and official religious or civic leadership position, particularly in Jewish and Christian communities.
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What does זְקֵנִים (zeqenim) mean in the Bible?
זָקֵן · πρεσβύτερος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "elderly people, those advanced in years".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2205, G4245?
H2205, G4245 is connected to 179 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. elderly people, those advanced in years
Strong's H2205, G4245
Lexical occurrences 179 verses Source Gloss
elderly people, those advanced in years
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זְקֵנִים is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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