שֵׂיבָה (sêybâh) — Gray Hairs
Hebrew word study: שֵׂיבָה (sêybâh), Strong's H7872. old age
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
old age
KJV translation words: (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
Strong's H7872 is tagged on 19 words in 19 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:15 and last appears in Hosea 7:9.
How it is rendered in the text
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Forms found in the text
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 19)
- Genesis 15:15 — בְּשֵׂיבָה — in old age
- Genesis 25:8 — בְּשֵׂיבָה — in old age
- Genesis 42:38 — שֵׂיבָתִי — gray hair my
- Genesis 44:29 — שֵׂיבָתִי — gray hair my
- Genesis 44:31 — שֵׂיבַת — the gray hair of
- Leviticus 19:32 — שֵׂיבָה — gray hair
- Deuteronomy 32:25 — שֵׂיבָה — gray hair
- Judges 8:32 — בְּשֵׂיבָה — in old age
- Ruth 4:15 — שֵׂיבָתֵךְ — old age your
- 1 Kings 2:6 — שֵׂיבָתוֹ — grey hair his
- 1 Kings 2:9 — שֵׂיבָתוֹ — grey hair his
- 1 Chronicles 29:28 — בְּשֵׂיבָה — in old age
- Job 41:32 — לְשֵׂיבָה — to grey hair
- Psalms 71:18 — וְשֵׂיבָה — and grey hair
- Psalms 92:14 — בְּשֵׂיבָה — in old age
- Proverbs 16:31 — שֵׂיבָה — gray hair
- Proverbs 20:29 — שֵׂיבָה — is gray hair
- Isaiah 46:4 — שֵיבָה — gray hair
- Hosea 7:9 — שֵׂיבָה — gray hair
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Named in this entry's derivation: H7869 שֵׂיב (sêyb).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does sêybâh (H7872) mean?
Old age.
How is H7872 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7872 as: (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age..
How often does שֵׂיבָה (sêybâh) appear?
Strong's H7872 is tagged on 19 words in 19 verses across 12 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 15:15 and last appears in Hosea 7:9.
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