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Lexicon :: Strong's H7872 - śêḇâ

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Strong's

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שֵׂיבָה

Transliteration

śêḇâ

Pronunciation

say-baw'

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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.
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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

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Isaiah

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

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Gen 15:15 - and thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age;

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Gen 25:8 - and Abraham expireth, and dieth in a good old age, aged and satisfied, and is gathered unto his people.

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Gen 42:38 - and he saith, 'My son doth not go down with you, for his brother is dead, and he by himself is left; when mischief hath met him in the way in which ye go, then ye have brought down my grey hairs in sorrow to sheol.'

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Gen 44:29 - when ye have taken also this from my presence, and mischief hath met him, then ye have brought down my grey hairs with evil to sheol.

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Gen 44:31 - then it hath come to pass when he seeth that the youth is not, that he hath died, and thy servants have brought down the grey hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to sheol;

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Lev 19:32 - 'At the presence of grey hairs thou dost rise up, and thou hast honoured the presence of an old man, and hast been afraid of thy God; I am Jehovah.

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Deu 32:25 - Without bereave doth the sword, And at the inner-chambers -- fear, Both youth and virgin, Suckling with man of grey hair.

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Jdg 8:32 - And Gideon son of Joash dieth, in a good old age, and is buried in the burying-place of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-Ezrite.

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Rth 4:15 - and he hath been to thee for a restorer of life, and for a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law who hath loved thee -- who is better to thee than seven sons -- hath borne him.'

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1Ki 2:6 - and thou hast done according to thy wisdom, and dost not let his old age go down in peace to Sheol.

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1Ki 2:9 - and now, acquit him not, for a wise man thou art, and thou hast known that which thou dost to him, and hast brought down his old age with blood to Sheol.'

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1Ch 29:28 - and he dieth in a good old age, satisfied with days, riches, and honour, and reign doth Solomon his son in his stead.

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Job 41:32 - After him he causeth a path to shine, One thinketh the deep to be hoary.

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Psa 71:18 - And also unto old age and grey hairs, O God, forsake me not, Till I declare Thy strength to a generation, To every one that cometh Thy might.

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Psa 92:14 - Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,

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Pro 16:31 - A crown of beauty are grey hairs, In the way of righteousness it is found.

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Pro 20:29 - The beauty of young men is their strength, And the honour of old men is grey hairs.

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Isa 46:4 - Even to old age I am He, and to grey hairs I carry, I made, and I bear, yea, I carry and deliver.

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Hos 7:9 - Devoured have strangers his power, And he hath not known, Also old age hath sprinkled itself on him, And he hath not known.

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