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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:15

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:8 - ثُمَّ مَاتَ بِشَيْبَةٍ صَالِحَةٍ وَانْضَمَّ إِلَى أَسْلافِهِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:38

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:38 - فَقَالَ: «لَنْ يَذْهَبَ ابْنِي مَعَكُمْ، فَقَدْ مَاتَ أَخُوهُ، وَهُوَ وَحْدَهُ بَاقٍ. فَإِنْ نَالَهُ مَكْرُوهٌ فِي الطَّرِيقِ الَّتِي تَذْهَبُونَ فِيهَا، فَإِنَّكُمْ تُنْزِلُونَ شَيْبَتِي بِحُزْنٍ إِلَى قَبْرِي».

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:29 - فَإِنْ أَخَذْتُمْ هَذَا مِنِّي، وَلَحِقَهُ مَكْرُوهٌ، تُنْزِلُونَنِي إِلَى الْقَبْرِ بِشَيْبَةٍ شَقِيَّةٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 44:31 - وَرَأَى أَنَّ الْغُلامَ مَفْقُودٌ، فَإِنَّهُ يَمُوتُ، وَيُوَارِي عَبِيدُكَ شَيْبَةَ عَبْدِكَ أَبِيهِمْ بِشَقَاءٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:32

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:32 - قِفْ فِي حَضْرَةِ كِبَارِ السِّنِّ، وَوَقِّرِ الشُّيُوخَ، وَاتَّقِ إِلَهَكَ، فَأَنَا الرَّبُّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:25 - يُثْكِلُهُمْ سَيْفُ الْعَدُوِّ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَيْهِم الرُّعْبُ دَاخِلَ الْخُدُورِ، فَيَهْلِكُ الْفَتَى مَعَ الْفَتَاةِ، وَالرَّضِيعُ مَعَ الشَّيْخِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:32 - وَمَاتَ جِدْعُونُ بْنُ يُوآشَ بَعْدَ عُمْرٍ طَوِيلٍ صَالِحٍ، وَدُفِنَ فِي قَبْرِ يُوآشَ أَبِيهِ فِي عَفْرَةَ، بَلْدَةِ الأَبِيعَزَرِيِّينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:15

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:6 - فَاقْضِ بِمَا تُمْلِيهِ عَلَيْكَ حِكْمَتُكَ، وَلا تَدَعْ رَأْسَهُ الأَشْيَبَ يَمُوتُ فِي سَلامٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:9 - أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَلا تُبَرِّرْهُ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ، وَأَنْتَ رَجُلٌ حَكِيمٌ، فَانْظُرْ مَا تُعَاقِبُهُ بِهِ. أَحْدِرْ شَيْبَتَهُ إِلَى الْقَبْرِ مُلَطَّخَةً بِالدَّمِ».

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:28 - وَمَاتَ بِشَيْخُوخَةٍ صَالِحَةٍ، وَقَدْ شَبِعَ أَيَّاماً وَتَمَتَّعَ بِالْغِنَى وَالْكَرَامَةِ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ سُلَيْمَانُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:32 - يَتْرُكُ خَلْفَهُ خَطّاً مِنْ زَبَدٍ أَبْيَضَ، فَيُخَالُ أَنَّ الْبَحْرَ قَدْ أَصَابَهُ الشَّيْبُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:18

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:14 - يُثْمِرُونَ أَيْضاً فِي الشَّيْخُوخَةِ، وَيَظَلُّونَ مَوْفُورِي الْعَافِيَةِ وَالنُّضْرَةِ

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:31 - الشَّيْبَةُ إِكْلِيلُ بَهَاءٍ، وَلاسِيَّمَا فِي طَرِيقِ الْبِرِّ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:29 - فَخْرُ الشُّبَّانِ فِي قُوَّتِهِمْ، أَمَّا بَهَاءُ الشُّيُوخِ فَفِي مَشِيبهِمْ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:4

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:9 - اسْتَنْزَفَ الْغُرَبَاءُ قُوَّتَهُ وَهُوَ لَا يَدْرِي، وَخَطَّ الشَّيْبُ شَعْرَ رَأْسِهِ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ.
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