What does זָקֵן · עִיר mean in the Bible?
זָקֵן · עִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "old".
Hebrew · H2205, H5892
זִקְנֵי הָעִיר
Old · a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
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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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עִיר H5892 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post )
What does זִקְנֵי הָעִיר (ziqnei ha‘ir) mean in the Bible?
זָקֵן · עִיר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "old".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2205, H5892?
H2205, H5892 is connected to 1,274 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. old
Strong's H2205, H5892
Lexical occurrences 1,274 verses Source Gloss
old
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זִקְנֵי הָעִיר 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