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Lexicon :: Strong's H7872 - śêḇâ

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שֵׂיבָה
Transliteration
śêḇâ
Pronunciation
say-baw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2253b

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׂיבָה sêybâh, say-baw'; feminine of H7869; old age:—(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H7872 in the following manner: old age (6x), gray hairs (6x), hoar head (3x), hoary head (2x), grayheaded (1x), hoary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H7872 in the following manner: old age (6x), gray hairs (6x), hoar head (3x), hoary head (2x), grayheaded (1x), hoary (1x).
  1. age, gray hair, hoary head, old age

    1. gray hair, hoary head

    2. old age

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׂיבָה sêybâh, say-baw'; feminine of H7869; old age:—(be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
STRONGS H7872: Abbreviations
שֵׂיבָה noun feminine hoary head, old age; — absolute שׂ׳ Hosea 7:9 +; construct שֵׂיבַת Genesis 44:31; suffix שֵׂיבָתִי Genesis 42:38; Genesis 44:29, etc.; —
1. grey hair, hoary Hosea 7:9(figurative), Genesis 42:38; Genesis 44:29, 31(all J), 1 Kings 2:6, 9; Proverbs 16:31; Proverbs 20:29; אִישׁ שׂ׳ Deuteronomy 32:25 (opposed to יוֺנֵק); || זָקִן Leviticus 19:32 (H), || זִקְנָה Isaiah 46:4, + id. Psalm 71:18 (in these transition to following); figurative of sea Job 41:24.
2. old age, טוֺבָה שׂ׳ Genesis 15:15 (JE), Genesis 25:8 (P), Judges 8:32; 1 Chronicles 29:28; שׂ׳ also Psalm 92:15 (trees, in figure of righteous), Ruth 4:15, + 2 Samuel 19:34 (Greek Version of the LXX Ew Th Bu Kit, compare We Dr HPS, אֶתשֵֿׂיבָֽתְךָ, for אֹתְךָ).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

15:15; 25:8; 42:38; 42:38; 44:29; 44:29; 44:31; 44:31

Leviticus

19:32

Deuteronomy

32:25

Judges

8:32

Ruth

4:15

2 Samuel

19:34

1 Kings

2:6; 2:9

1 Chronicles

29:28

Job

41:24

Psalms

71:18; 92:15

Proverbs

16:31; 20:29

Isaiah

46:4

Hosea

7:9; 7:9

H7872

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7872 matches the Hebrew שֵׂיבָה (śêḇâ),
which occurs 19 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 15:15 -

“But you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 -

He took his last breath and died at a good old age, old and contented,[fn] and he was gathered to his people.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38 -

But Jacob answered, “My son will not go down with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If anything happens to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.”

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:29 -

“If you also take this one from me and anything happens to him, you will bring my gray hairs down to Sheol in sorrow.’

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:31 -

“when he sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hairs of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:32 -

“You are to rise in the presence of the elderly and honor the old. Fear your God; I am the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 -

“Outside, the sword will take their children,

and inside, there will be terror;

the young man and the young woman will be killed,

the infant and the gray-haired man.

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:32 -

Then Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 4:15 -

“He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. Indeed, your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:6 -

“Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head descend to Sheol in peace.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9 -

“So don’t let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:28 -

He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon became king in his place.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:32 -

He leaves a shining wake behind him;[fn]

one would think the deep had gray hair!

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:18 -

Even while I am old and gray,

God, do not abandon me,

while I proclaim your power

to another generation,

your strength to all who are to come.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:14 -

They will still bear fruit in old age,

healthy and green,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:31 -

Gray hair is a glorious crown;

it is found in the ways of righteousness.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:29 -

The glory of young men is their strength,

and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:4 -

“I will be the same until your old age,

and I will bear you up when you turn gray.

I have made you, and I will carry you;

I will bear and rescue you.

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:9 -

Foreigners consume his strength,

but he does not notice.

Even his hair is streaked with gray,

but he does not notice.

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