Original Language Studio
Lamentations 5:14
“The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זָקֵןzâqên · zaw-kane'
H2205 · Hebrew
H2205 · Hebrew
- Definition
- old
- Derivation
- from H2204 (זָקֵן);
- KJV renderings
- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
- Grammar
- זְקֵנִים֙ — adjective, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 179 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 18:11Genesis 19:4Genesis 24:2Genesis 25:8Genesis 35:29
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זָקֵן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.