H2208 זָקֻן zâqun → ← H2204 זָקֵן zâqên
3 languagesState or condition of advanced age; period of life characterized by being old. Used primarily to denote old age as an abstract concept rather than as a specific stage or person. In biblical usage, often refers to the status or condition associated with the elderly, carrying implications of both physical aging and social status.
Etymology
Root: זקן (z-q-n). The root זקן functions primarily with the sense 'to be/become old, advance in age.' זָקֻן is formally the passive participle form of this root, though used solely as a noun to denote the state of being old. The form itself is rarely attested and predominantly found in the plural.
Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyarwanda | guseka | to become old, to age | -sek- | |
| Kirundi | guseka | to become old; to age (of people, not things) | -sek- | |
| Swahili | zeeka | to become old, to age (intransitive verb, related to attaining advanced age) | zeek- |