Lexical Definition
שִׂיב sîyb (seeb) be gray H:V
a primitive root
(be) grayheaded.
- properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray
1) (Qal) to be hoary, be gray
Usage: 2 forms in 2 verses
Extended Information
- Aramaic equivalent: siv (שִׂיב "be gray" שִׂיב)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
שִׂיב verb be hoary (Late Hebrew שֵׂיבָה old age; Assyrian šêbu, aged man; Arabic 
(
) become hoary, Ethiopic 
(in derivatives); Aramaic סִיב be old; 
grow old, 
grey hair); —
Qal Perfect 1 singular זָקַנְתִּי וָשַׂ֫בְתִּי 1Sam 12:2 Participle שָׂב Job 15:10 (+ יָשִׁישׁ aged).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Samuel | 12:2 |
| Job | 15:10 |