ya.shish denotes people advanced in years, portrayed in contrast with the young and in settings of wisdom and respect.

The term consistently identifies people advanced in years: they are associated with wisdom and length of days, contrasted with younger people, and shown receiving deference.

1. People advanced in years · dominant

   The masculine plural form identifies those with whom wisdom and understanding are associated in Job 12:12, those who rise and stand when encountered in Job 29:8, and those addressed as older than Elihu in Job 32:6. In Job 15:10 the masculine singular occurs alongside “gray-haired” persons and marks someone described as greater in days than the listener's father; in Job 12:12 the APB renders the clause “Wisdom is found with the aged.”

   Job 12:12Job 15:10Job 29:8Job 32:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB presents the term as “the aged” or “aged.” These renderings confirm the verses' presentation of older persons rather than establish a finer distinction.