Lexicon
שִׂיב
siv
H7867
H:V Hebrew

be gray

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

siv describes becoming gray in contexts that mark a person’s old age.

The two verses use siv of a person being gray in statements about old age: a speaker’s own condition in 1 Samuel 12:2 and gray-haired people among a group in Job 15:10.

Senses in use

  1. Being gray in old age · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 12:2, the Qal perfect first common singular form occurs as the speaker says that he is old and gray; the APB renders the clause “I am old and gray.” In Job 15:10, the Qal active participle masculine singular absolute occurs in the description of “the gray-haired and the aged” among the speakers’ group.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the condition with “gray” in 1 Samuel 12:2 and with “gray-haired” in Job 15:10. These phrases confirm the clauses’ portrayal of old age rather than establish separate lexical senses.

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