BDB3835
יָשֵׁשׁ adjective aged, decrepit, only זָקֵן וְיָשֵׁשׁ 2Chr 36:17.
Strong's Lexicon
H3486
H3486 — יָשֵׁשׁ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H3486 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יָשֵׁשׁ |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to blanch |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | yashesh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-shaysh' |
| Meaning: | 1. gray-haired, i.e. an aged man |
| KJV Renderings: | stoop for age. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
ישש (yah-shehsh’)
Concordance entry
- EHCC: ל 36:17. or him that stooped for age: mY [ yath] Ch. part, nm. 3:12. Jews whom thou hast set over the affhirs oinN—7]
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