What does זִקְנָה mean in the Bible?
זִקְנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "old age".
Hebrew · H2209
זִקְנָה
Old age
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זִקְנָה H2209
What does זִקְנָה mean in the Bible?
זִקְנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "old age".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2209?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her old age (1), I am old (1), In his old age (1), in my old age (1), old (1).
Where does זִקְנָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (2), Psalms (2), Genesis (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It her old age 1× Genesis 24:36
I am old 1× Psalms 71:18
In his old age 1× 1 Kings 15:23
in my old age 1× Psalms 71:9
old 1× 1 Kings 11:4
your old age 1× Isaiah 46:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:36 זִקְנָתָ֑הּ to her old age Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1 Kings 11:4 זִקְנַ֣ת to old Noun - feminine singular construct 1 Kings 15:23 זִקְנָת֔וֹ to In his old age Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Psalms 71:9 זִקְנָ֑ה to in my old age Noun - feminine singular Psalms 71:18 זִקְנָ֨ה׀ to I am old Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 46:4 זִקְנָה֙ to your old age Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:36
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Genesis 1 1 Kings 2 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
זִקְנָ֑ה 1x ziq·nāh Psalms 71:9
זִקְנָה֙ 1x ziq·nāh Isaiah 46:4
זִקְנָ֨ה׀ 1x ziq·nāh Psalms 71:18
זִקְנַ֣ת 1x ziq·naṯ 1 Kings 11:4
זִקְנָתָ֑הּ 1x ziq·nā·ṯāh Genesis 24:36
זִקְנָת֔וֹ 1x ziq·nā·ṯōw 1 Kings 15:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Psalms 71:9, Psalms 71:18, Isaiah 46:4
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x 1 Kings 11:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular 1x Genesis 24:36
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 15:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. old age
Source Gloss
old age
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
old age Usage: old (age).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זִקְנָה is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain