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Hebrew wordlink #274942

OSHB Prov 20:29 זְקֵנִים (zəqēnīm) Strongs=2205 Lemma=‘זָקֵן’
contextual word gloss=‘old_[people]’ word gloss=‘old’
Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1000

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Other uses (11) of identical word form זְקֵנִים (Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘זְקֵנִים’ (Morphology=Aampa PoS=adjective Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) has 6 different glosses: ‘O_old_[people]’, ‘[the]_elders’, ‘[were]_old’, ‘elders’, ‘old_[men]’, ‘old_[people]’.

GEN 18:11 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_old’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB GEN 18:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 And_ʼAⱱrāhām and_Sārāh were_old having_come in _the_days it _had _ceased to_be to_Sārāh a _way like_women. (GEN_18:11)

OET-RV: 11 Abraham and Sarah were pretty old at this stage and Sarah had passed the age of being able to have children, (GEN 18:11)

JOB 12:20 contextual word gloss=‘elders’ word gloss=‘elders’ OSHB JOB 12:20 word 5

OET-LV: 20 he_is_removing a _lip of_trusted_ones and_the_discernment _of elders he _takes _away. (JOB_12:20)

OET-RV: 20 He deprives trusted advisors of the opportunity to speak,
⇔ and he takes discernment away from the elders. (JOB 12:20)

JOB 32:4 contextual word gloss=‘[were]_old’ word gloss=‘older’ OSHB JOB 32:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4 And_ʼElīhū he _had _waited DOM ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) in_words/messages if/because were_old they from_him/it to_days. (JOB_32:4)

OET-RV: 4 Elihu had waited to speak because they were all older than him, (JOB 32:4)

PSA 107:32 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_elders’ word gloss=‘elders’ OSHB PSA 107:32 word 5

OET-LV: 32 And_let_them _exalt _him in_the_assembly _of the_people and_in_the_seat _of the_elders let_them _praise _him. (PSA_107:32)

OET-RV: 32 Let them speak about his goodness to the people’s assembly
⇔ and praise him at the council of the elders. (PSA 107:32)

PSA 148:12 contextual word gloss=‘O_old_[people]’ word gloss=‘old’ OSHB PSA 148:12 word 4

OET-LV: 12 Oh _young _men and_also young _women Oh _old_people with youths. (PSA_148:12)

OET-RV: 12 young men and also young women,
⇔ the elderly along with the children, (PSA 148:12)

PROV 17:6 contextual word gloss=‘old_[people]’ word gloss=‘aged’ OSHB PROV 17:6 word 2

OET-LV: 6 the_crown _of old_people is_children _of children and_the_honour _of children parents _of_is_their. (PRO_17:6)

OET-RV: 6 Grandchildren are the crown of the aged,
⇔ ≈ and children are proud of their parents. (PRO 17:6)

LAM 5:12 contextual word gloss=‘elders’ word gloss=‘elders’ OSHB LAM 5:12 word 5

OET-LV: 12 Princes by_their _of_hand they _have _been _hanged the_face _of elders not they _have _been _honoured. (LAM_5:12)

OET-RV: ⇔  12 Princes were hung by their hands.
⇔ ≈ The city elders were treated with no respect. (LAM 5:12)

LAM 5:14 contextual word gloss=‘old_[men]’ word gloss=‘elders’ OSHB LAM 5:14 word 1

OET-LV: 14 Old_men from_the_gate they _have _ceased young _men from_their _of_music. (LAM_5:14)

OET-RV: ⇔  14 The elders no longer make decisions at the city gate,
⇔ ≈ The young men have stopped their music. (LAM 5:14)

JOEL 1:14 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_elders’ word gloss=‘elders’ OSHB JOEL 1:14 word 6

OET-LV: 14 Consecrate a _fast call an _assembly gather the_elders all _of the _inhabitants _of the_earth/land the _house _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) and_cry _out to YHWH. (JOL_1:14)

OET-RV: 14 Consecrate a fast,
⇔ ≈ call an assembly.
⇔ Gather the elders and all the residents of the country
⇔ to the house of Yahweh your god,
⇔ and cry out to Yahweh. (JOL 1:14)

JOEL 2:16 contextual word gloss=‘[the]_elders’ word gloss=‘elders’ OSHB JOEL 2:16 word 6

OET-LV: 16 Gather the_people consecrate an _assembly gather the_elders gather children and_sucking _children _of breasts let _him _go _out the_bridegroom from_his _of_room and_the_bride from_her _of_chamber. (JOL_2:16)

OET-RV: 16 Gather the people,
⇔ ≈ consecrate the congregation,
⇔ ≈ assemble the elders,
⇔ gather the children
⇔ ≈ and the ones suckling the breasts.
⇔ May the bridegroom come out from his chamber
⇔ ≈ and the bride from her room. (JOL 2:16)

ZEC 8:4 contextual word gloss=‘old_[men]’ word gloss=‘old_men’ OSHB ZEC 8:4 word 7

OET-LV: 4 thus YHWH he _says hosts again they _will _sit old_men and_old_women in_the _open _places _of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) and_each staff _of_his in_his/its_hand from_abundance _of days. (ZEC_8:4)

OET-RV: 4 Army commander Yahweh says:
⇔ Old men and old women will appear around Yerushalem’s streets once again,
⇔ ≈ and the people will need staffs in their hands because they’ve grown so old. (ZEC 8:4)