What does שֵׂיבָה · πόλεμος mean in the Bible?
שֵׂיבָה · πόλεμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gray hair, sign of advanced age".
Hebrew · H7872, G4171
שֵׂיבָה
Old age · warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
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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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πόλεμος G4171 warfare (literally or figuratively; a single encounter or a series)
Pronunciation pólemos
War as organized military conflict, distinct from individual fights or personal quarrels.
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What does שֵׂיבָה (seivah) mean in the Bible?
שֵׂיבָה · πόλεμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "gray hair, sign of advanced age".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7872, G4171?
H7872, G4171 is connected to 19 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. gray hair, sign of advanced age
Strong's H7872, G4171
Lexical occurrences 19 verses Source Gloss
gray hair, sign of advanced age
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׂיבָה is built from this root:
שֵׂיב H7869
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
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