Word Study · Strong's H7868 · Hebrew
שִׂיב
sib
seeb
Strong's 1890 spelling: sîyb
“{properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray}”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
{properly, to become aged, i.e. (by implication) to grow gray}
Rendered in the KJV as
elder.
- 5occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- וּלְשָׂבֵ֣י1
- וְשָׂבֵ֤י1
- לְשָׂבַיָּ֣א1
- שָׂבֵ֣י1
- שָׂבֵ֤י1
How it is rendered · 4
- [the] elders of2
- and [the] elders of1
- and to [the] elders of1
- to elders the1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)1
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- ANcmpc · 2
- AC/Ncmpc · 1
- AC/R/Ncmpc · 1
- AR/Ncmpd/Ta · 1
All 5, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Ezra5 occurrences
- Ezra 5:5שָׂבֵ֣יsaveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)But the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews, so that they were not stopped until a report was sent to Darius and written instructions about this matter were returned.here: [the] elders of
- Ezra 5:9לְשָׂבַיָּ֣אlesavaiya'preposition + noun · masculine plural · with the article + particle of affirmation (“surely”)So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”here: to elders the
- Ezra 6:7וּלְשָׂבֵ֣יulesaveiconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)Leave this work on the house of God alone. Let the governor and elders of the Jews rebuild this house of God on its original site.here: and to [the] elders of
- Ezra 6:8שָׂבֵ֤יsaveinoun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.here: [the] elders of
- Ezra 6:14וְשָׂבֵ֤יvesaveiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)So the Jewish elders built and prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah son of Iddo. They finished building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia.here: and [the] elders of
Same headword in Strong's