What does זִקְנָה · שֵׂיבָה mean in the Bible?
זִקְנָה · שֵׂיבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "old age and gray hair".
Hebrew · H2209, H7872
זִקְנָה וְשֵׂיבָה
Old age · old age
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זִקְנָה H2209 old age
שֵׂיבָה H7872 old age
Pronunciation sevah
Gray hair as visible marker of honor and wisdom; old age carries inherent dignity in covenant community
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What does זִקְנָה וְשֵׂיבָה (ziqnah vesevah) mean in the Bible?
זִקְנָה · שֵׂיבָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "old age and gray hair".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2209, H7872?
H2209, H7872 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. old age and gray hair
Strong's H2209, H7872
Lexical occurrences 25 verses Source Gloss
old age and gray hair
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זִקְנָה וְשֵׂיבָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain