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Strong's #7872 - שֵׂיבָה

Transliteration

sêybâh

Phonetics

say-baw'

Origin

from (H7869)

Parts of Speech

feminine noun

TWOT

2253b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

age, gray hair, hoary head, old age
1. gray hair, hoary head
2. old age

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1094 ‑ γῆρας (ghay'‑ras);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (18)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

BSB (19)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Hosea 1

CSB (17)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Hosea 1

ESV (19)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Hosea 1

KJV (19)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Hosea 1

LEB (19)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Job 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Hosea 1

LSB (35)

Genesis 10

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 2

Ruth 2

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 2

Hosea 2

N95 (32)

Genesis 10

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 2

Ruth 2

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 2

Job 1

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 2

Hosea 2

NAS (35)

Genesis 10

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 2

Judges 2

Ruth 2

1 Kings 4

1 Chronicles 2

Job 1

Psalms 3

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 2

Hosea 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

Genesis 5

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Judges 1

Ruth 1

1 Kings 2

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 2

Proverbs 2

Isaiah 1

Hosea 1

ASV (18)

and grayheaded 1

and let not his hoar head 1

i am he, and even to hoar hairs 1

in old age 1

is the hoary head 1

my gray hairs 2

of gray hairs 1

of thine old age 1

old age 4

the gray hairs 1

the hoary head 2

to be hoary 1

unto him, and thou shalt bring his hoar head 1

BSB (19)

and gray 1

and gray hair 1

at a ripe old age 1

gray hair 1

had white hair 1

in old age 1

in your old age 1

let his gray head 1

of the elderly 1

old age 3

the gray-haired 1

to bring his gray head 1

will have brought the gray hair 1

with gray 1

you turn gray 1

you will bring my gray hair 1

you will bring} my gray hair 1

CSB (17)

age 5

gray hair 2

hair 1

hairs 3

head 2

old age 1

the elderly 1

turn gray 1

with gray 1

ESV (19)

age 1

gray hair 2

gray hairs 6

gray head 3

hairs 1

old age 5

white-haired 1

KJV (19)

age 6

grayheaded 1

hairs 6

head 5

hoary 1

LEB (19)

⌊mold⌋ 1

and gray 1

has gray hair 1

headed 1

his gray hair go down 1

his grey hair down 1

in old age 1

in your old age 1

is gray hair 2

my gray head 2

old age 5

the gray head of 1

your advanced age 1

LSB (35)

age 6

gray 10

graying 1

hair 8

haired 2

hairs 1

old 6

years 1

N95 (32)

age 5

gray 9

grayheaded 1

graying 1

hair 7

haired 1

hairs 1

head 1

old 5

years 1

NAS (35)

advanced 1

age 6

gray 10

grayheaded 1

graying 1

hair 7

haired 1

hairs 1

head 1

old 5

years 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (18)

gray hair 1

in old age 1

is their gray hair 1

my gray hairs 2

old age 4

the gray hairs 1

the gray head 1

you in your old age 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1324) b x (סב SB) AC: Turn CO: Dizzy AB: ?: The pictograph x is a picture of a thorn representing a turning, the b is a picture of a tent or what is inside. Combined these mean "turning of the inside". One drunk from strong drink, turns from dizziness. The old, gray headed ones, easily become dizzy.

A) b x (סב SB) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?

b^f1 ) e b i x (סיבה SYBH) - Turn: KJV (1): cause - Strongs: H5438 (סִבָּה)

k^m) b x m (מסב MSB) - Around: KJV (5): round, compass, table - Strongs: H4524 (מְסִבּוֹת)

B) b b x (סבב SBB) AC: Surround CO: ? AB: ?

V) b b x (סבב SBB) - Surround: To be around something. KJV (154): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal, Piel) about, surround, turn, remove, return, round, side, turn, beset, driven - Strongs: H5437 (סָבַב)

b^m) b i b x (סביב SBYB) - Around: KJV (24): round about, side, compass, circuit - Strongs: H5439 (סְבִיבָה)

b^f1) e b i b x (סביבה SBYBH) - Around: KJV (308): round about - Strongs: H5439 (סְבִיבָה)

d^m) b f b x (סבוב SBWB) - Fly: A flying insects that flies around. [df: bwbz] KJV (2): fly - Strongs: H2070 (זְבוּב)

E) a b x (סבא SBA) AC: Drink CO: Drink AB: ?: An alcoholic beverage from its ability to make one drunk and dizzy. A turning around from dizziness.

V) a b x (סבא SBA) - Drink: To drink strong drink that can cause intoxication. KJV (6): (vf: Paal, Participle) drunkard, winebibber, fill, drunken - Strongs: H5433 (סָבָא)

g^m) a b f x (סובא SWBA) - Drink: KJV (3): wine, drink, drunken - Strongs: H5435 (סֹבֶא)

L) b x i (יסב YSB) AC: Enclose CO: Around AB: ?

a^m ) b x f m (מוסב MWSB) - Encompass: A place that surrounds. KJV (1): winding - Strongs: H4141 (מוּסָב)

a^f1) e b x f m (מוסבה MWSBH) - Enclose: What is surrounded. KJV (5): inclose, set, change, turn - Strongs: H4142 (מֻסַבָּה)

M) b i x (סיב SYB) AC: ? CO: Gray AB: Age: The hair color of those who are old, ones who easily become dizzy.

V) b i x (סיב SYB) - Age: To be of old age and gray hair. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: byV] KJV (7): (vf: Paal) grayhead, elder - Strongs: H7867 (שִׂיב), H7868 (שִׂיב)

N^m ) b i x (סיב SYB) - Age: [df: byV] KJV (1): age - Strongs: H7869 (שֵׂיב)

N^f1 ) e b i x (סיבה SYBH) - Gray: One who has gray hair from old age. [df: hbyV] KJV (19): old age, gray hair, hoar head, grayheaded, hoary - Strongs: H7872 (שֵׂיבָה)

Adopted Roots:

A2409 B x n (Turn)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

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 (ᵐ5 Ew Th Bu Kit, compare We Dr HPS, אֶתשֵֿׂיבָֽתְךָ, for אֹתְךָ).

שִׂיג see [I. סוג].

שׂיד (√ of following: Late Hebrew סִיד lime, סַיָּד white-washer; Aramaic סִידָא, lime, Arabic (not loan-word, compare Frä⁸)).

List of Word Forms

בְּשֵׂיבָ֑ה בְּשֵׂיבָ֣ה בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה בשיבה וְשֵׂיבָה֮ ושיבה לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃ לשיבה׃ שֵׂיבַ֨ת שֵׂיבָ֑ה שֵׂיבָֽה׃ שֵׂיבָה֙ שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ שֵׂיבָתִ֛י שֵׂיבָתֵ֑ךְ שֵיבָ֖ה שיבה שיבה׃ שיבת שיבתו שיבתי שיבתך bə·śê·ḇāh bəśêḇāh beseiVah lə·śê·ḇāh ləśêḇāh leseiVah śê·ḇā·ṯêḵ śê·ḇā·ṯî śê·ḇā·ṯōw śê·ḇāh šê·ḇāh śê·ḇaṯ śêḇāh šêḇāh śêḇaṯ śêḇāṯêḵ śêḇāṯî śêḇāṯōw seiVah seiVat seivaTech seivaTi seivaTo sheiVah veseiVah wə·śê·ḇāh wəśêḇāh