Brought to you by the Blue Letter Bible

Help QuickNav Adv. Options

NET

Clear Advanced Options

Search a pre-defined list

OR Select a range of biblical books

From:

To:

OR Custom Selection:

Use semicolons to separate groups:
'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22'

decorative arrow

Close Advanced Options

NET

Click to Change

Return to Top

Link Share

Cite This Follow

Print

Copy

Copy Options

Strong's

Red Letter

Copy Options

Cite Print

The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H7872 - śêḇâ

Choose a new font size and typeface

Strong's

Red Letter

שֵׂיבָה

Transliteration

śêḇâ

Pronunciation

say-baw'

Listen

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שֵׂיב (H7869)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2253b

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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

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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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

Deuteronomy

Judges

Ruth

2 Samuel

1 Kings

1 Chronicles

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Isaiah

Hosea

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

H7872

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Next Strong's H7873 ››

‹‹ Previous Strong's H7871

Concordance Results Shown Using the NET

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

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 15:15

Unchecked Copy Box

Gen 15:15 - But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:8

Unchecked Copy Box

Gen 25:8 - Then Abraham breathed his last and died at a good old age, an old man who had lived a full life. He joined his ancestors.

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:38

Unchecked Copy Box

Gen 42:38 - But Jacob replied, "My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead and he alone is left. If an accident happens to him on the journey you have to make, then you will bring down my gray hair in sorrow to the grave."

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:29

Unchecked Copy Box

Gen 44:29 - If you take this one from me too and an accident happens to him, then you will bring down my gray hair in tragedy to the grave.'

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 44:31

Unchecked Copy Box

Gen 44:31 - When he sees the boy is not with us, he will die, and your servants will bring down the gray hair of your servant our father in sorrow to the grave.

Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:32

Unchecked Copy Box

Lev 19:32 - You must stand up in the presence of the aged, honor the presence of an elder, and fear your God. I am the LORD.

Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:25

Unchecked Copy Box

Deu 32:25 - The sword will make people childless outside, and terror will do so inside; they will destroy both the young man and the virgin, the infant and the gray-haired man.

Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:32

Unchecked Copy Box

Jdg 8:32 - Gideon son of Joash died at a very old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash located in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Unchecked Copy Box Rth 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box

Rth 4:15 - He will encourage you and provide for you when you are old, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, has given him birth. She is better to you than seven sons!"

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box

1Ki 2:6 - Do to him what you think is appropriate, but don't let him live long and die a peaceful death.

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box

1Ki 2:9 - But now don't treat him as if he were innocent. You are a wise man and you know how to handle him; make sure he has a bloody death."

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:28

Unchecked Copy Box

1Ch 29:28 - He died at a good old age, having enjoyed long life, wealth, and honor. His son Solomon succeeded him.

Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:32

Unchecked Copy Box

Job 41:32 - It leaves a glistening wake behind it; one would think the deep had a head of white hair.

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:18

Unchecked Copy Box

Psa 71:18 - Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:14

Unchecked Copy Box

Psa 92:14 - They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:31

Unchecked Copy Box

Pro 16:31 - Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:29

Unchecked Copy Box

Pro 20:29 - The glory of young men is their strength, and the splendor of old men is gray hair.

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:4

Unchecked Copy Box

Isa 46:4 - Even when you are old, I will take care of you, even when you have gray hair, I will carry you. I made you and I will support you; I will carry you and rescue you.

Unchecked Copy Box Hos 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box

Hos 7:9 - Foreigners are consuming what his strenuous labor produced, but he does not recognize it! His head is filled with gray hair, but he does not realize it!

BLB Searches

Search the Bible

NET

[?]

Advanced Options

Search a pre-defined list

OR Select a range of biblical books

From:

To:

OR Custom Selection:

Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22'

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval

x

Daily Bible Reading Plans

x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan