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Lexicon :: Strong's H7868 - śîḇ

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שִׂיב
Transliteration
śîḇ
Pronunciation
seeb
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שִׂיב (H7867)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 3008

Strong’s Definitions

שִׂיב sîyb, seeb; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7867:—elder.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7868 in the following manner: elder (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7868 in the following manner: elder (5x).
  1. to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed

    1. (P'al) elders (subst)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׂיב sîyb, seeb; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7867:—elder.
STRONGS H7868: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

† [שִׂיב] verb be hoary (see H7869 Biblical Hebrew); —
Pe. Participle plural as substantive = elders, technical term, absolute שָׂבֵי יְהוּדָיֵא Ezra 5:5; Ezra 6:7, 8, 14; so emphatic שָׂבַיָּא Ezra 5:9.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

5:5; 5:9; 6:7; 6:8; 6:14

H7868

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7868 matches the Hebrew שִׂיב (śîḇ),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:5 - But because their God was watching over them, the leaders of the Jews were not prevented from building until a report was sent to Darius and he returned his decision.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:7 - Do not disturb the construction of the Temple of God. Let it be rebuilt on its original site, and do not hinder the governor of Judah and the elders of the Jews in their work.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - “Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.
Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:14 - So the Jewish elders continued their work, and they were greatly encouraged by the preaching of the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo. The Temple was finally finished, as had been commanded by the God of Israel and decreed by Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, the kings of Persia.
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