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OSHB Jos 23:1 זָקֵן (zāqēn) Strongs=2204 Lemma=‘זָקֵן’
contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’
Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-1427

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Other uses (14) of identical word form זָקֵן (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘זָקֵן’ (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) has 2 different glosses: ‘he_is_old’, ‘he_was_old’.

GEN 18:12 contextual word gloss=‘he_is_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB GEN 18:12 word 11

OET-LV: 12 And_ Sārāh _she _laughed in_her _inner _of_being to_say after I_am _worn _out has _it _belonged to/for_me pleasure and_my _of_master he _is _old. (GEN_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 so when she heard that, she laughed to herself and said, “Now that my body’s worn out, will I have the pleasure of a child? Even my master’s too old.” (GEN 18:12)

GEN 19:31 contextual word gloss=‘he_is_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB GEN 19:31 word 6

OET-LV: 31 And_she/it _said the_firstborn to the_young father _of_our he _is _old and_a _man there_is_not on _the_earth to_go on_us according_to _the _way _of all _of the_earth/land. (GEN_19:31)

OET-RV: 31 Then the older girl said to the younger, “Dad’s old and there isn’t a single man up here to marry us like happens to other women in the world. (GEN 19:31)

GEN 24:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB GEN 24:1 word 2

OET-LV: 24 and_ʼAⱱrāhām he _was _old he _had _come in _the_days and_YHWH he _had _blessed DOM ʼAⱱrāhām in_everything. (GEN_24:1)

OET-RV: 24 Abraham was now getting very old, and Yahweh had blessed him in every way. (GEN 24:1)

GEN 27:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB GEN 27:1 word 3

OET-LV: 27 and_he/it _was if/because Yiʦḩāq he _was _old eyes _of_his and_they _had _grown _dim from_seeing and_he/it _called DOM ˊĒsāv his/its_son the_big/great(sg) and_he/it _said to_him/it my _son _of_Oh and_he/it _said to_him/it here_I_am. (GEN_27:1)

OET-RV: 27 When Yitshak grew old and could no longer see, he called his older son Esaw and said to him, “My son.”
¶ “I’m here,” Esaw replied. (GEN 27:1)

JOS 13:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB JOS 13:1 word 2

OET-LV: 13 and_Yəhōshūˊa/(Joshua) he _was _old he _had _come in _the_days and_ YHWH _he/it _said to_him/it you you _are _old you _have _come in_days and_the_earth it _remains much very to_take_possession _of _it. (JOS_13:1)

OET-RV: 13 Now the years had passed and Yehoshua had grown old, and Yahweh said to him, “You’re old now and there’s still a lot of land that needs to be captured. (JOS 13:1)

1 SAM 2:22 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 1 SAM 2:22 word 2

OET-LV: 22 and_ˊĒlī he _was _old exceedingly and_he _heard DOM all _of that they_did sons _of_his to/from_all/each/any/every Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_DOM how they_were _lying with the_women who_were_serving the _opening _of the _tent _of meeting. (SA1_2:22)

OET-RV: 22 Now Eli was very old and he had heard all about what his sons were doing to the Israeli people, and also that they were sleeping around with the women who worked at the sacred tent entrance. (SA1 2:22)

1 SAM 4:18 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 1 SAM 4:18 word 17

OET-LV: 18 and_he/it _was just_as_he _brought _to _remembrance DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm and_he _fell from_under the_seat backwards behind the _side _of the _gate neck _of_his and_it _was _broken and_he/it _died if/because he _was _old the_man and_heavy and_he he _had _judged DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) forty year[s]. (SA1_4:18)

OET-RV: 18 The moment he mentioned the capturing of God’s box, Eli fell backwards off the seat beside the city gate. Because he was old and very heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had led Yisrael for forty years. (SA1 4:18)

1 SAM 8:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘grew_old’ OSHB 1 SAM 8:1 word 3

OET-LV: 8 and_he/it _was just_as he _was _old Shəmū^ʼēl and_he/it _assigned DOM sons _of_his judges for_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (SA1_8:1)

OET-RV: 8 As Shemuel grew older, he appointed his two sons as judges over Yisrael. (SA1 8:1)

1 SAM 17:12 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 1 SAM 17:12 word 17

OET-LV: 12 and_Dāvid was_a _son _of a _man an _ʼEfrātī the_this from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_his/its_name was_Yishay/(Jesse) and_to/for_him/it eight sons and_the_man in_the _days _of Shāʼūl he _was _old he _had _gone among_men. (SA1_17:12)

OET-RV: 12 Now David was the son of Yishay (from the Efrat clan, he lived in Bethlehem in Yehudah) who had eight sons, and by Sha’ul’s time, was quite old compared to other men. (SA1 17:12)

2 SAM 19:33 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 2 SAM 19:33 word 2

OET-LV: 33  and_Barzillay he _was _old very a _son _of eighty year[s] and_he he _had _supplied DOM the_king in_his _of_dwelling in_Maḩₐnāyim if/because was_a _man great he very. (SA2_19:33)

OET-RV: 33 so the king told him, “You cross over with me, and I’ll provide for you to be with me in Yerushalem.” (SA2 19:33)

1 KI 1:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 1 KI 1:1 word 3

OET-LV: 1 And_the_king Dāvid he _was _old he _had _come in _the_days and_they_covered _him with_clothes and_not it _was _warm to_him/it. (KI1_1:1)

OET-RV: 1 Now King David had become very old, and he couldn’t keep warm even when covered with blankets, (KI1 1:1)

1 KI 1:15 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 1 KI 1:15 word 8

OET-LV: 15 And_ Bath- _she _went sheⱱaˊ to the_king to_the_room and_the_king he _was _old very and_ʼAⱱīshag the_Shūnammit was_serving DOM the_king. (KI1_1:15)

OET-RV: 15 So Batsheva went to the king’s bedroom where Avishag (the Shunammite) was attending him in his old age. (KI1 1:15)

2 KI 4:14 contextual word gloss=‘he_is_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 2 KI 4:14 word 12

OET-LV: 14 And_he/it _said and_what for_doing to/for_her/it and_ Gēyḩₐzī _he/it _said indeed a _son there_belongs_not to/for_her/it and_her _of_husband he _is _old. (KI2_4:14)

OET-RV: 14 After she’d left again, he asked Gehazi, “Well, what can I do for her?”
¶ “Hmmh,” Gehazi replied. “She doesn’t have a son, and her husband is old.” (KI2 4:14)

1 CHR 23:1 contextual word gloss=‘he_was_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB 1 CHR 23:1 word 2

OET-LV: 23 and_Dāvid he _was _old and_he _was _satisfied days and_he _made _king DOM Shəlomoh son _of_his over Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (CH1_23:1)

OET-RV: 23 By then David was old and coming to the end of his life, and he made his son Shelomoh (Solomon) king over Yisrael. (CH1 23:1)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘זָקֵן’’ have 7 different glosses: ‘[the]_old’, ‘an_old_[man]’, ‘an_old_[person]’, ‘he_is_old’, ‘he_was_old’, ‘old’, ‘old_[man]’.