זָקֵן

How it's translated

• the elders of60
• the elders12
• and the elders of7
• from the elders of6
• and the elders5
• to the elders of4
• of the elders of2
• elders your2

Definition

Other senses of this number: old

Between Hebrew and Greek

The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:

• πρεσβύτερος presbuteros · elder: Elder 83%
• πρεσβύτης presbutēs · old man 10%
• γερουσία gerousia · council of elders 4%
• ἀνήρ anēr · man 3%

Where it appears

Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi

• Deuteronomy20
• Exodus11
• Judges10
• Ezekiel9
• Joshua8
• Numbers7
• 1 Samuel6
• 2 Samuel6
• 1 Kings6
• Isaiah6

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