Ziqnah זִקְנָה
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| זִקְנָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ziqnah |
| Strong's number | H2209 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | old age |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Kings (2) |
Ziqnah (Hebrew זִקְנָה, Strong's H2209) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “old age”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
old age
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | old (3), age (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | her old age (1), old (1), his old age (1), my old age (1), i am old (1), your old age (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Ziqnah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 24:36And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.My master’s wife Sarah has borne him a son in her old age, and my master has given him everything he owns.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 11:4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father.For when Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and he was not wholeheartedly devoted to the LORD his God, as his father David had been.
- 1 Kings 15:23The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
Psalms
- Psalm 71:9Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.Do not discard me in my old age; do not forsake me when my strength fails.
- Psalm 71:18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 46:4And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).