The meaning of “זִקְנָה”
Understanding ziqnâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine of זָקֵן old (age). - old age 1) old age
זִקְנָה
feminine of זָקֵן old (age). - old age 1) old age
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 24:36 | “And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.” Word: זִקְנָה (ziqnâh) | |
| 1 Kings 15:23 | “The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.” Word: זִקְנָה (ziqnâh) | |
| Psalms 71:18 | “Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” Word: זִקְנָה (ziqnâh) | |
| Isaiah 46:4 | “And even to your old age I am he; and even to hoar hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.” Word: זִקְנָה (ziqnâh) |