Yashish יָשִׁישׁ
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| יָשִׁישׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yashish |
| Strong's number | H3453 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | aged |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
Yashish (Hebrew יָשִׁישׁ, Strong's H3453) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “aged”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
aged, old man, aged one
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | aged (2), ancient (1), old (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | is found with the elderly (1), aged (1), old men (1), are old (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yashish, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 12:12With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
- Job 15:10With us are both the grayheaded and very aged men, much elder than thy father.Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side— men much older than your father.
- Job 29:8The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
- Job 32:6And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are very old; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion.So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).