Zikna (זיקנה) means old age in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
old age
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Zikna.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1התקופה בחייו של אדם שבה הוא זקן.
וְעַד-זִקְנָה אֲנִי הוּא, וְעַד-שֵׂיבָה אֲנִי אֶסְבֹּל; אֲנִי עָשִׂיתִי וַאֲנִי אֶשָּׂא, וַאֲנִי אֶסְבֹּל וַאֲמַלֵּט.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Zikna is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- זִקְנָה
- Written without vowel points
- זיקנה
- Said
- zikna
- Root
- ז־ק־נ
- Pattern
- קִטְלָה
- Inflections
- זִקְנַת־
- Gematria
- 172
This is how Zikna is said in other languages.
- English
- old age
- Arabic
- شَيْخوخة
These words mean nearly the same as Zikna.
- שיבה
- גיל הזהבgolden years
- זקנות
- קשישות
- בערוב ימיו
- סבתאgranny
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These words mean the opposite of Zikna.
These words rhyme with Zikna.
The word Zikna is part of these phrases and sayings.
- קפצה עליו הזקנה
- אל תשליכני לעת זקנה
- זקנותו לא ביישה את צעירותו
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Zikna comes from the root ז־ק־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Zikna in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Zikna.
What does Zikna (זיקנה) mean in Hebrew?
Zikna (זיקנה) means old age. It is said zikna, with the stress on na.
What is a synonym for Zikna (זיקנה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Zikna (זיקנה) are שיבה, גיל הזהב, זקנות, קשישות, בערוב ימיו, and סבתא.
What is the opposite of Zikna (זיקנה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Zikna (זיקנה) are ילדות, בחרות, ינקות, and גיל טיפש עשרה.
What rhymes with Zikna (זיקנה)?
Words that rhyme with Zikna (זיקנה) include מדינה, תכונה, ספינה, תמונה, מכונה, and הגנה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry זקנה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.