What does נַעַר · זָקֵן mean in the Bible?
נַעַר · זָקֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "young and old".
Hebrew · H5288, H2205
בִּנְעָרֵינוּ וּבִזְקֵנֵינוּ
(Concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant ; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) · old
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נַעַר H5288 (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant ; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
Pronunciation naʿar
Youth marked by active vigor and subordinate status, spanning infancy through adolescence regardless of gender.
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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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What does בִּנְעָרֵינוּ וּבִזְקֵנֵינוּ (bin'areinu uvizqeneinu) mean in the Bible?
נַעַר · זָקֵן is a Hebrew phrase meaning "young and old".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5288, H2205?
H5288, H2205 is connected to 418 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. young and old
Strong's H5288, H2205
Lexical occurrences 418 verses Source Gloss
young and old
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בִּנְעָרֵינוּ וּבִזְקֵנֵינוּ is built from this root:
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