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H7867 שִׂיב (sîyb) seeb

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

be gray

Strong's Definition

properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: (be) grayheaded.

TWOT Reference: 2253

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to be hoary, be gray

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שִׂיב (siv) — be gray. (Qal) to be hoary, be gray Aramaic equivalent: siv (שִׂיב "be gray" H7868)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · שֵׂיב

Old | verb qal | ≈ זקן · יָשִׁישׁ

to be grey, to be old = state in which humans have grey hair ◄ as a result of having advanced in age

1SA 12:2 · JOB 15:10

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שִׂיב vb. be hoary base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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