age, aged, old, old age, years old
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Definition
In this sense, the term “age” refers to the number of years a person has lived. In the Bible the terms “aged” and “old” are both used to describe someone who has lived a for many years.
Translation Suggestions
- The phrase “at a very old age” could be translated as “at many years old” or “when he was very old” or “when he had lived a very long time.”
- The term “aged” could also be translated as “old” or “very old” depending on context.
Bible References
Word Data
In other dictionaries
Read “Age” in the 9 dictionaries- AgeEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AgedEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- AgeInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Age; Old AgeInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- EraInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- OldInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- TimeInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- age, era, timeTranslation Words
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