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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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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

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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 - “As for you, you shall go^H935 to your fathers^H1 in peace;^H7965 you will be buried^H6912 at a good^H2896 old^H7872 age.^H7872

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Gen 25:8 - Abraham^H85 breathed^H1478 his last^H1478 and died^H4191 in a [fn]ripe^H2896 old^H7872 age,^H7872 an old^H2205 man^H2205 and satisfied^H7649 with life; and he was gathered^H622 to his people.^H5971

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Gen 42:38 - But [fn]Jacob said,^H559 “My son^H1121 shall not go^H3381 down^H3381 with you; for his brother^H251 is dead,^H4191 and he alone^H905 is left.^H7604 If harm^H611 should befall^H7122 him on the journey^H1870 [fn]you are taking,^H1980 then you will bring^H3381 my gray^H7872 hair^H7872 down^H3381 to Sheol^H7585 in sorrow.”^H3015

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Gen 44:29 - ‘If you take^H3947 this^H2088 one^H2088 also^H1571 from [fn]me, and harm^H611 befalls^H7136 him, you will bring^H3381 my gray^H7872 hair^H7872 down^H3381 to Sheol^H7585 in [fn]sorrow.’^H7451

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Gen 44:31 - when he sees^H7200 that the lad^H5288 is not with us, he will die.^H4191 Thus your servants^H5650 will bring^H3381 the gray^H7872 hair^H7872 of your servant^H5650 our father^H1 down^H3381 to Sheol^H7585 in sorrow.^H3015

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Lev 19:32 - ‘You shall rise^H6965 up before^H4480^H6440 the grayheaded^H7872 and honor^H1921 the [fn]aged,^H6440^H2205 and you shall revere^H3372 your God;^H430 I am the LORD.^H3068

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Deu 32:25 - ‘Outside^H4480^H2351 the sword^H2719 will bereave,^H7921
And inside^H4480^H2315 terror^H367—
Both^H1571 young^H970 man^H970 and virgin,^H1330
The nursling^H3243 with the man^H376 of gray^H7872 hair.^H7872

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Jdg 8:32 - And Gideon^H1439 the son^H1121 of Joash^H3060 died^H4191 at a ripe^H2896 old^H7872 age^H7872 and was buried^H6912 in the tomb^H6913 of his father^H1 Joash,^H3060 in Ophrah^H6084 of the Abiezrites.^H33

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Rth 4:15 - “May he also be to you a restorer^H7725 of life^H5315 and a sustainer^H3557 of your old^H7872 age;^H7872 for your daughter-in-law,^H3618 who^H834 loves^H157 you [fn]and is better^H2896 to you than^H4480 seven^H7651 sons,^H1121 has given^H3205 birth^H3205 to him.”

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1Ki 2:6 - “So act^H6213 according to your wisdom,^H2451 and do not let his gray^H7872 hair^H7872 go^H3381 down^H3381 to [fn]Sheol^H7585 in peace.^H7965

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1Ki 2:9 - “Now^H6258 therefore, do not let him go^H5352 unpunished,^H5352 for you are a wise^H2450 man;^H376 and you will know^H3045 what^H834 you ought to do^H6213 to him, and you will bring^H3381 his gray^H7872 hair^H7872 down^H3381 to [fn]Sheol^H7585 with blood.”^H1818

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1Ch 29:28 - Then he died^H4191 in a [fn]ripe^H2896 old^H7872 age,^H7872 full^H7649 of days,^H3117 riches^H6239 and honor;^H3519 and his son^H1121 Solomon^H8010 reigned^H4427 in his place.^H8478

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Job 41:32 - “Behind^H310 him he makes a wake^H5410 to shine;^H215
One would think^H2803 the deep^H8415 to be gray-haired.^H7872

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Psa 71:18 - And even^H1571 when^H5704 I am old^H2209 and gray,^H7872 O God,^H430 do not forsake^H5800 me,
Until^H5704 I declare^H5046 Your [fn]strength^H2220 to this generation,^H1755
Your power^H1369 to all^H3605 who are to come.^H935

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Psa 92:14 - They will still^H5750 [fn]yield^H5107 fruit^H5107 in old^H7872 age;^H7872
They shall be [fn]full^H1879 of sap^H1879 and very^H7488 green,^H7488

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Pro 16:31 - A gray^H7872 head^H7872 is a crown^H5850 of glory;^H8597
It is found^H4672 in the way^H1870 of righteousness.^H6666

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Pro 20:29 - The glory^H8597 of young^H970 men^H970 is their strength,^H3581
And the [fn]honor^H1926 of old^H2205 men^H2205 is their gray^H7872 hair.^H7872

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Isa 46:4 - Even to your old^H2209 age^H2209 I [fn]will be the same,^H1931
And even^H5704 to your [fn]graying^H7872 years^H7872 I will bear^H5445 you!
I have [fn]done^H6213 it, and I will carry^H5375 you;
And I will bear^H5445 you and I will deliver^H4422 you.

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Hos 7:9 - Strangers^H2114 devour^H398 his strength,^H3581
Yet he does not know^H3045 it;
Gray^H7872 hairs^H7872 also^H1571 are sprinkled^H2236 on him,
Yet he does not know^H3045 it.

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