Siv שִׂיב
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| שִׂיב | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | siv |
| Strong's number | H7868 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be gray |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
Siv (Aramaic שִׂיב, Strong's H7868) is an Aramaic verb meaning “be gray”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be gray, be hoary, be hoary-headed
1a) (P'al) elders (subst)
1a) (P'al) elders (subst)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | elders (5) |
|---|---|
| BSB | elders (5) |
Verses
Every verse with Siv, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 5:5But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.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.
- Ezra 5:9Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?So we questioned the elders and asked, “Who authorized you to rebuild this temple and restore this structure?”
- Ezra 6:7Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.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.
- Ezra 6:8Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king’s goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.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.
- Ezra 6:14And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.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.
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).