TBESH · H7872
שֵׂיבָה · se.vah · greyheaded
1) age, gray hair, hoary head, old age 1a) gray hair, hoary head 1b) old age
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se.vah H7872
שֵׂיבָה (se.vah) means “greyheaded” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שֵׂיבָה Hebrew · H7872 19 tagged occurrences in 19 verses
Pronunciation guide: say-baw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
feminine of H7869 (שֵׂיב); old age
KJV glosses: (be) gray (grey hoar,-y) hairs (head,-ed), old age.
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How translators render H7872
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| old age | 3 |
| you will bring my gray hair | 2 |
| 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 |
| the gray-haired | 1 |
| to bring his gray head | 1 |
| will have brought the gray hair | 1 |
| with gray | 1 |
| you turn gray | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| old age | 4 |
| my gray hairs | 2 |
| the hoary head | 2 |
| and grayheaded | 1 |
| and let not his hoar head | 1 |
| hoary | 1 |
| in old age | 1 |
| not yea gray hairs | 1 |
| of gray hairs | 1 |
| of thine old age | 1 |
| the gray hairs | 1 |
| the gray head | 1 |
| to hoar hairs | 1 |
| unto him but his hoar head | 1 |
Verses containing H7872
Page 1 of 1. 19 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 15:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
Read word by word - Genesis 25:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And at a ripe old age he breathed his last and died, old and contented, and was gathered to his people.
Read word by word - Genesis 42:38
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But Jacob replied, “My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If any harm comes to him on your journey, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.”
Read word by word - Genesis 44:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now if you also take this one from me and harm comes to him, you will bring my gray hair down to Sheol in sorrow.’
Read word by word - Genesis 44:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
sees that the boy is not with us, he will die. Then your servants will have brought the gray hair of your servant our father down to Sheol in sorrow.
Read word by word - Leviticus 19:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to rise in the presence of the elderly, honor the aged, and fear your God. I am the LORD.
Read word by word - Deuteronomy 32:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Outside, the sword will take their children, and inside, terror will strike the young man and the young woman, the infant and the gray-haired man.
Read word by word - Judges 8:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Read word by word - Ruth 4:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth.”
Read word by word - 1 Kings 2:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace.
Read word by word - 1 Kings 2:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.”
Read word by word - 1 Chronicles 29:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He died at a ripe old age, full of years, riches, and honor, and his son Solomon reigned in his place.
Read word by word - Job 41:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He leaves a glistening wake behind him; one would think the deep had white hair!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 41.24
- Psalms 71:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
Read word by word - Psalms 92:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 92.15
- Proverbs 16:31
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
Read word by word - Proverbs 20:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The glory of young men is their strength, and gray hair is the splendor of the old.
Read word by word - Isaiah 46:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and deliver you.
Read word by word - Hosea 7:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know.
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