What does זָקֵן · עֵדָה mean in the Bible?
זָקֵן · עֵדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "old".
Hebrew · H2205, H5712
זִקְנֵי הָעֵדָה
Old · a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse , or generally, a family or crowd )
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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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עֵדָה H5712 a stated assemblage (specifically, a concourse , or generally, a family or crowd )
Pronunciation ʿēdāh
Formal assembly with covenantal weight; Israel's congregation as God's constituted people, not mere crowd.
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What does זִקְנֵי הָעֵדָה (ziqnê hāʿēdāh) mean in the Bible?
זָקֵן · עֵדָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "old".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2205, H5712?
H2205, H5712 is connected to 328 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. old
Strong's H2205, H5712
Lexical occurrences 328 verses Source Gloss
old
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זִקְנֵי הָעֵדָה is built from this root:
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