Biblica Analytica

זִקְנָה

ziq.nah (H2209)

old age

6 verses 4 books OT 6 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word "זִקְנָה" (ziq.nah) is associated with Strong's number H2209, where the semantic domain is identified as "Time & Duration" with the short definition of "old age". This indicates that the primary connotation of ziq.nah is related to a specific stage of life characterized by age. The six occurrences of ziq.nah in the Bible suggest a relatively limited but significant range of usage. This scarcity could imply that the concept is not frequently mentioned throughout the text, yet its appearances are deliberate and meaningful. Within its limited occurrences, the significance of ziq.nah in the biblical text might be centered around its relationship to wisdom, experience, and the life cycle. This interpretation is based on the inherent association of age with accumulated life experience, knowledge, and understanding.

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Genesis 24:36

Sarah, my master’s wife, bore a son to my master when she was old. He has given all that he has to him.

1 Kings 11:4

When Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not perfect with Yahweh his God, as the heart of David his father was.

1 Kings 15:23

Now the rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? But in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

Psalms 71:9

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

Psalms 71:18

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come.

Isaiah 46:4

Even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear. Yes, I will carry, and will deliver.