What does שִׂיב (šiyb) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7868
שִׂיב
Elder.
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שִׂיב H7868
Pronunciation šiyb
What does שִׂיב (šiyb) mean in the Bible?
שִׂיב (šiyb) is a Hebrew word meaning "elder.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7868?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include elders (3), and elders (1), the elders (1).
Where does שִׂיב (šiyb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Ezra 5:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezra (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It elders 3× Ezra 5:9, Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:14
and elders 1× Ezra 6:7
the elders 1× Ezra 5:5
Show sample aligned rows
Ezra 5:5 שָׂבֵ֣י to the elders Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 5:9 לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א to elders Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate Ezra 6:7 וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י to and elders Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 6:8 שָׂבֵ֤י to elders Noun - masculine plural construct Ezra 6:14 וְשָׂבֵ֤י to elders Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Ezra 5:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Ezra 5
Source forms
וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י 1x ū·lə·śā·ḇê Ezra 6:7
וְשָׂבֵ֤י 1x wə·śā·ḇê Ezra 6:14
לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א 1x lə·śā·ḇay·yā Ezra 5:9
שָׂבֵ֣י 1x śā·ḇê Ezra 5:5
שָׂבֵ֤י 1x śā·ḇê Ezra 6:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Ezra 5:5, Ezra 6:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ezra 6:14
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ezra 6:7
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural determinate 1x Ezra 5:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. elder.
Source Gloss
elder.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: be hoary Usage: elder.
Word Origins
שִׂיב is built from this root:
שִׂיב H7867
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