zokn

Edit
Record a Pronunciation

Definitions

  • n. An old man.

Example Sentences

  • "We see in this verse that there is a mitzvah, a positive command, to show honor by standing up for a zaken." (source)

Record a Sentence

Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH זָקֵן⁩ zakén > Y זקן zokn

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      zaken, zoken

Notes

  • plural: 'zkeynim'

Edit     Something missing from this entry? Inaccurate? Feel free to suggest an edit.