Definition
a primitive root; properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray
Traditional renderings: (be) grayheaded.
Traditional renderings: (be) grayheaded.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שִׂיב:
- πρεσβύτηςpresbutēs“old man”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- 1 Samuel 12:2וָשַׂ֔בְתִּי · and grayNow here is the king walking before you, and I am old and gray, and my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from my youth until this day.
- Job 15:10שָׂ֣ב · the gray-hairedBoth the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.