What does זִקְנָה mean in the Bible?
זִקְנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "old age".
Hebrew · H2209
זִקְנָה
Old age
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זִקְנָהH2209
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 Ither old age1×Genesis 24:36
I am old1×Psalms 71:18
In his old age1×1 Kings 15:23
in my old age1×Psalms 71:9
old1×1 Kings 11:4
your old age1×Isaiah 46:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:36זִקְנָתָ֑הּtoher old ageNoun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1 Kings 11:4זִקְנַ֣תtooldNoun - feminine singular construct1 Kings 15:23זִקְנָת֔וֹtoIn his old ageNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularPsalms 71:9זִקְנָ֑הtoin my old ageNoun - feminine singularPsalms 71:18זִקְנָ֨ה׀toI am oldNoun - feminine singularIsaiah 46:4זִקְנָה֙toyour old ageNoun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 24:36
Aligned rows6
Books represented4
Genesis11 Kings2Psalms2Isaiah1
Source forms
זִקְנָ֑ה1xziq·nāhPsalms 71:9
זִקְנָה֙1xziq·nāhIsaiah 46:4
זִקְנָ֨ה׀1xziq·nāhPsalms 71:18
זִקְנַ֣ת1xziq·naṯ1 Kings 11:4
זִקְנָתָ֑הּ1xziq·nā·ṯāhGenesis 24:36
זִקְנָת֔וֹ1xziq·nā·ṯōw1 Kings 15:23
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular3xPsalms 71:9, Psalms 71:18, Isaiah 46:4
Noun - feminine singular construct1x1 Kings 11:4
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xGenesis 24:36
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1x1 Kings 15:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. old age
Source Gloss
old age
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
old age Usage: old (age).
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
זִקְנָה is built from this root:
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