זִקְנֵי — Proverbs 31:23 Hebrew Word Study

זִקְנֵי

𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉

ziqeney

the elders

from זָקֵן; old; aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.

Proverbs 31:23 · Word #6

Lexicon `H2205`

Lemma	זָקֵן
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤆𐤒𐤍
Transliteration	zâqên
Strong's	H2205
In-context	the elders

Morphology `HAampc` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`A` — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype	`a` — Adjective — Adjective
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural
State	`c` — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 `H2205-28`

aged-ones of

Root	זקן (z-q-n)
Core Meanings	to be old, to grow aged, advanced age, seniority
Semantic Range	old men, elders, senior leaders, tribal heads, community authorities, aged persons
Conceptual Significance	In Israelite society, "aged-ones" were not merely elderly but recognized leaders whose age signified wisdom, authority, and covenantal responsibility within family, tribe, and nation.
Morphological Notes	Adjective masculine plural construct (HAampc) from זָקֵן (zāqēn). Functions substantivally to denote "elders" in a construct chain.
Rendering Rationale	The form is masculine plural construct, indicating "aged-ones of" in relation to what follows. Rendering it "aged-ones" preserves the root sense of advanced age (זקן) while the construct form is reflected by "of," showing possession or association.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root זקן (to be old, to grow aged, advanced age, seniority)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2205-01`	bazaqen	against the aged man
`H2206-01`	bizeqan	by the beard-of
`H2206-02`	bizeqano	by his aged beard
`H2206-03`	hazaqan	the age-grown beard
`H2205-02`	hazaqen	the aged man
`H2205-03`	hazeqenim	the aged men
`H2205-04`	lazeqenim	to the aged-men
`H2205-05`	lezaqen	to an aged man
`H2205-06`	leziqeney	to the aged-elders of
`H2205-07`	lizeqenayv	to his aged-elders
`H2208-01`	lizequnayv	to his aged-years
`H2205-08`	mizeqenim	from the aged elder-men
`H2205-09`	miziqeney	from the aged-elders of
`H2207-01`	mizoqen	from old age
`H2205-10`	uleziqeney	and to the aged-elders of
`H2205-11`	umiziqeney	and from the aged-elders of
`H2205-12`	uvizeqeneynu	and with our elder-men
`H2206-04`	uzeqani	and my age-marking beard
`H2205-13`	uzeqenay	and my aged-ones
`H2205-14`	uzeqenayv	and his aged-elders
`H2205-15`	uzeqenim	and aged men
`H2205-16`	uzeqenot	and elder-women
`H2204-01`	vayizeqan	and he grew old
`H2205-17`	vehazeqenim	and the aged-men
`H2206-05`	vezaqan	on the beard
`H2205-18`	vezaqen	and an aged man
`H2205-19`	veziqeney	and aged-ones of
`H2205-20`	veziqeneykhem	and your aged-elders
`H2204-02`	yazeqin	he causes to grow old
`H2206-06`	zaqan	beard of age
`H2204-03`	zaqaneta	you have become old
`H2204-04`	zaqanetah	you have grown old
`H2204-05`	zaqaneti	I have grown old
`H2205-21`	zaqen	aged man
`H2204-06`	zaqen	he has grown old
`H2204-07`	zaqenah	she has grown old
`H2206-07`	zeqan	age-marking beard
`H2205-22`	zeqan	aged elder of
`H2206-08`	zeqanam	their beard
`H2206-09`	zeqanekha	your beard
`H2206-10`	zeqanekhem	your beard of age
`H2206-11`	zeqano	his age-marking beard
`H2205-23`	zeqenayv	his aged-ones
`H2205-24`	zeqeneyha	her aged-elders
`H2205-25`	zeqeneykha	your aged-ones
`H2205-26`	zeqenim	aged men
`H2205-27`	zeqeyneynu	our aged-ones
`H2208-02`	zequnim	old-ages
`H2209-01`	ziqenah	elderliness
`H2209-02`	ziqenat	old-age of
`H2209-03`	ziqenatah	her elder-age
`H2209-04`	ziqenato	his old age
`H2205-29`	ziqeneykhem	your aged elders
`H2205-30`	zqnym	aged men

Word Usage (179 occurrences of H2205)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Genesis 18:11	זְקֵנִ֔ים	zeqenim	were old
Genesis 19:4	זָקֵ֑ן	zaqen	old man
Genesis 24:2	זְקַ֣ן	zeqan	oldest
Genesis 25:8	זָקֵ֣ן	zaqen	an old man
Genesis 35:29	זָקֵ֖ן	zaqen	old
Genesis 43:27	הַ/זָּקֵ֖ן	hazaqen	the old man
Genesis 44:20	זָקֵ֔ן	zaqen	an old man
Genesis 50:7	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
Genesis 50:7	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney-2	elders
Exodus 3:16	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders of
Exodus 3:18	וְ/זִקְנֵ֨י	veziqeney	and the elders of
Exodus 4:29	זִקְנֵ֖י	ziqeney	the elders of
Exodus 10:9	וּ/בִ/זְקֵנֵ֖י/נוּ	uvizeqeneynu	and with our old
Exodus 12:21	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
Exodus 17:5	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י	miziqeney	some of the elders
Exodus 17:6	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
Exodus 18:12	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
Exodus 19:7	לְ/זִקְנֵ֣י	leziqeney	to the elders
Exodus 24:1	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י	miziqeney	of the elders
Exodus 24:9	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֥י	miziqeney	of the elders
Exodus 24:14	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֤ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Leviticus 4:15	זִקְנֵ֨י	ziqeney	the elders of
Leviticus 9:1	וּ/לְ/זִקְנֵ֖י	uleziqeney	and to the elders
Leviticus 19:32	זָקֵ֑ן	zaqen	the old man
Numbers 11:16	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י	miziqeney	from the elders
Numbers 11:16	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
Numbers 11:24	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י	miziqeney	from elders of
Numbers 11:25	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֑ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Numbers 11:30	וְ/זִקְנֵ֥י	veziqeney	and elders of
Numbers 16:25	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders of
Numbers 22:4	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders of
Numbers 22:7	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziqeney	elders of
Numbers 22:7	וְ/זִקְנֵ֣י	veziqeney	and elders of
Deuteronomy 5:23	וְ/זִקְנֵי/כֶֽם	veziqeneykhem	and your elders
Deuteronomy 19:12	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders of
Deuteronomy 21:2	זְקֵנֶ֖י/ךָ	zeqeneykha	your elders
Deuteronomy 21:3	זִקְנֵי֩	ziqeney	elders of
Deuteronomy 21:4	זִקְנֵי֩	ziqeney	the elders of
Deuteronomy 21:6	זִקְנֵי֙	ziqeney	the elders
Deuteronomy 21:19	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders of
Deuteronomy 21:20	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders of
Deuteronomy 22:15	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders of
Deuteronomy 22:16	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֑ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Deuteronomy 22:17	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	the elders
Deuteronomy 22:18	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	the elders
Deuteronomy 25:7	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Deuteronomy 25:8	זִקְנֵי	ziqeney	the elders of
Deuteronomy 25:9	הַ/זְּקֵנִים֒	hazeqenim	the elders
Deuteronomy 27:1	וְ/זִקְנֵ֣י	veziqeney	and the elders
Deuteronomy 28:50	לְ/זָקֵ֔ן	lezaqen	elderly
Deuteronomy 29:9	זִקְנֵי/כֶם֙	ziqeneykhem	elders of
Deuteronomy 31:9	זִקְנֵ֖י	ziqeney	elders of
Deuteronomy 31:28	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
Deuteronomy 32:7	זְקֵנֶ֖י/ךָ	zeqeneykha	your elders
Joshua 6:21	זָקֵ֑ן	zaqen	old man
Joshua 7:6	וְ/זִקְנֵ֣י	veziqeney	and elders
Joshua 8:10	וְ/זִקְנֵ֧י	veziqeney	and the elders
Joshua 8:33	וּ/זְקֵנָ֡י/ו	uzeqenayv	and its elders
Joshua 9:11	זְֽקֵינֵי/נוּ֩	zeqeyneynu	our elders
Joshua 20:4	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	the elders
Joshua 23:2	לִ/זְקֵנָי/ו֙	lizeqenayv	its elders
Joshua 24:1	לְ/זִקְנֵ֨י	leziqeney	for the elders
Joshua 24:31	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Judges 2:7	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Judges 8:14	זְקֵנֶ֔י/הָ	zeqeneyha	its elders
Judges 8:16	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
Judges 11:5	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders of
Judges 11:7	לְ/זִקְנֵ֣י	leziqeney	to the elders
Judges 11:8	זִקְנֵ֨י	ziqeney	elders of
Judges 11:9	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders of
Judges 11:10	זִקְנֵֽי	ziqeney	elders of
Judges 11:11	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders-of
Judges 19:16	זָקֵ֗ן	zaqen	old
Judges 19:17	הַ/זָּקֵ֛ן	hazaqen	the old
Judges 19:20	הַ/זָּקֵן֙	hazaqen	the old man
Judges 19:22	הַ/זָּקֵן֙	hazaqen	the old man
Judges 21:16	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
1 Samuel 2:31	זָקֵ֖ן	zaqen	an old man
1 Samuel 2:32	זָקֵ֛ן	zaqen	an old man
1 Samuel 4:3	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders of
1 Samuel 8:4	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
1 Samuel 11:3	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders of
1 Samuel 15:30	זִקְנֵֽי	ziqeney	the elders of
1 Samuel 16:4	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziqeney	the elders of
1 Samuel 28:14	זָקֵן֙	zaqen	old
1 Samuel 30:26	לְ/זִקְנֵ֥י	leziqeney	to-elders-of
2 Samuel 3:17	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	the elders
2 Samuel 5:3	זִקְנֵ֨י	ziqeney	elders
2 Samuel 12:17	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziqeney	elders
2 Samuel 17:4	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
2 Samuel 17:15	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders of
2 Samuel 19:12	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziqeney	elders-of
1 Kings 8:1	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
1 Kings 8:3	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
1 Kings 12:6	הַ/זְּקֵנִים֙	hazeqenim	the elders
1 Kings 12:8	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים	hazeqenim	of the elders
1 Kings 12:13	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים	hazeqenim	of the elders
1 Kings 13:11	זָקֵ֔ן	zaqen	old
1 Kings 13:25	הַ/זָּקֵ֖ן	hazaqen	the old
1 Kings 13:29	הַ/זָּקֵ֔ן	hazaqen	the old
1 Kings 20:7	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
1 Kings 20:8	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים	hazeqenim	the elders
1 Kings 21:8	הַ/זְקֵנִ֤ים	hazeqenim	the elders
1 Kings 21:11	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֣ים	hazeqenim	the elders
2 Kings 6:32	וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים	vehazeqenim	and the elders
2 Kings 6:32	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים	hazeqenim	the elders
2 Kings 10:1	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֔ים	hazeqenim	the elders
2 Kings 10:5	וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִים֩	vehazeqenim	and the elders
2 Kings 19:2	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders of
2 Kings 23:1	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
Isaiah 3:2	וְ/זָקֵֽן	vezaqen	and elder
Isaiah 3:5	בַּ/זָּקֵ֔ן	bazaqen	against-the-elder
Isaiah 3:14	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
Isaiah 9:14	זָקֵ֥ן	zaqen	elder
Isaiah 20:4	וּ/זְקֵנִ֖ים	uzeqenim	and old
Isaiah 24:23	זְקֵנָ֖י/ו	zeqenayv	his elders
Isaiah 37:2	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
Isaiah 47:6	זָקֵ֕ן	zaqen	the-aged
Isaiah 65:20	וְ/זָקֵ֔ן	vezaqen	nor old man
Jeremiah 6:11	זָקֵ֖ן	zaqen	aged
Jeremiah 19:1	וּ/מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י	umiziqeney	and-from-elders
Jeremiah 19:1	וּ/מִ/זִּקְנֵ֖י	umiziqeney-2	and-from-elders
Jeremiah 26:17	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֖י	miziqeney	of the elders
Jeremiah 29:1	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	the elders
Jeremiah 31:13	וּ/זְקֵנִ֖ים	uzeqenim	and old men
Jeremiah 51:22	זָקֵ֣ן	zaqen	old man
Ezekiel 7:26	מִ/זְּקֵנִֽים	mizeqenim	from the elders
Ezekiel 8:1	וְ/זִקְנֵ֥י	veziqeney	and elders
Ezekiel 8:11	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֣י	miziqeney	of the elders
Ezekiel 8:12	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziqeney	elders
Ezekiel 9:6	זָקֵ֡ן	zaqen	old man
Ezekiel 9:6	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֔ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Ezekiel 14:1	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֖י	miziqeney	of the elders
Ezekiel 20:1	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֥י	miziqeney	of the elders
Ezekiel 20:3	זִקְנֵ֤י	ziqeney	the elders
Ezekiel 27:9	זִקְנֵ֨י	ziqeney	elders of
Joel 1:2	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֔ים	hazeqenim	O elders
Joel 1:14	זְקֵנִ֗ים	zeqenim	the elders
Joel 2:16	זְקֵנִ֔ים	zeqenim	the elders
Joel 3:1	זִקְנֵי/כֶם֙	ziqeneykhem	your elders
Zechariah 8:4	זְקֵנִ֣ים	zeqenim	old men
Zechariah 8:4	וּ/זְקֵנ֔וֹת	uzeqenot	and old women
Psalms 105:22	וּ/זְקֵנָ֥י/ו	uzeqenayv	and his elders
Psalms 107:32	זְקֵנִ֣ים	zeqenim	of the elders
Psalms 119:100	מִ/זְּקֵנִ֥ים	mizeqenim	than the aged
Psalms 148:12	זְ֝קֵנִ֗ים	zeqenim	old men
Proverbs 17:6	זְ֭קֵנִים	zeqenim	of old men
Proverbs 20:29	זְקֵנִ֣ים	zeqenim	of old men
Proverbs 31:23	זִקְנֵי	ziqeney	the elders
Job 12:20	זְקֵנִ֣ים	zeqenim	of-elders
Job 32:4	זְֽקֵנִים	zeqenim	older
Job 32:9	וּ֝/זְקֵנִ֗ים	uzeqenim	nor the aged
Job 42:17	זָקֵ֖ן	zaqen	old
Ruth 4:2	מִ/זִּקְנֵ֥י	miziqeney	from the elders
Ruth 4:4	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders of
Ruth 4:9	לַ/זְּקֵנִ֜ים	lazeqenim	to the elders
Ruth 4:11	וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים	vehazeqenim	and the elders
Lamentations 1:19	וּ/זְקֵנַ֖/י	uzeqenay	and my elders
Lamentations 2:10	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
Lamentations 2:21	וְ/זָקֵ֔ן	vezaqen	and-old
Lamentations 4:16	זקנים	zqnym	elders
Lamentations 4:16	וּ/זְקֵנִ֖ים	uzeqenim	and elders
Lamentations 5:12	זְקֵנִ֖ים	zeqenim	elders
Lamentations 5:14	זְקֵנִים֙	zeqenim	elders
Ecclesiastes 4:13	זָקֵן֙	zaqen
Esther 3:13	זָקֵ֜ן	zaqen	old
Ezra 3:12	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֗ים	hazeqenim	the elders
Ezra 10:8	וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִ֔ים	vehazeqenim	and the elders
Ezra 10:14	זִקְנֵי	ziqeney	elders of
1 Chronicles 11:3	זִקְנֵ֨י	ziqeney	elders
1 Chronicles 15:25	וְ/זִקְנֵ֥י	veziqeney	and the elders of
1 Chronicles 21:16	וְ/הַ/זְּקֵנִ֛ים	vehazeqenim	and the elders
2 Chronicles 5:2	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
2 Chronicles 5:4	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziqeney	elders
2 Chronicles 10:6	הַ/זְּקֵנִים֙	hazeqenim	the elders
2 Chronicles 10:8	הַ/זְּקֵנִ֖ים	hazeqenim	of the elders
2 Chronicles 10:13	הַ/זְּקֵנִֽים	hazeqenim	of the elders
2 Chronicles 34:29	זִקְנֵ֥י	ziqeney	elders
2 Chronicles 36:17	זָקֵ֣ן	zaqen	elder

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Lexicon H2205

Morphology HAampc All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2205-28

Words from Root זקן (to be old, to grow aged, advanced age, seniority)

Word Usage (179 occurrences of H2205)

Lexicon `H2205`

Morphology `HAampc` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2205-28`