שיבה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ב (sh-w-b)

Pronunciation

Noun

שִׁיבָה • (shivá) f (plural indefinite שִׁיבוֹת, singular construct שִׁיבַת־)

  1. verbal noun of שָׁב (sháv, šɔḇ): return.
    זְכוּת שִׁיבָה ― zkhút shivá ― right of return
Declension
Declension of שִׁיבָה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite שִׁיבָה first שִׁיבָתִי שִׁיבָתֵנוּ
definite הַשִּׁיבָה second שִׁיבָתְךָ שִׁיבָתֵךְ שִׁיבַתְכֶם שִׁיבַתְכֶן
construct שִׁיבַת־ third שִׁיבָתוֹ שִׁיבָתָהּ שִׁיבָתָם שִׁיבָתָן
plural indefinite שִׁיבוֹת first שיבותיי / שִׁיבוֹתַי שִׁיבוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַשִּׁיבוֹת second שִׁיבוֹתֶיךָ שיבותייך / שִׁיבוֹתַיִךְ שִׁיבוֹתֵיכֶם שִׁיבוֹתֵיכֶן
construct שִׁיבוֹת־ third שִׁיבוֹתָיו שִׁיבוֹתֶיהָ שִׁיבוֹתָם שִׁיבוֹתָן

Etymology 2

Root
שׂ־י־ב (s-y-b)

Cognate to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic סֵיבְתָא (sêḇəṯāʾ), Classical Syriac ܣܲܝܒܵܬ݂ܵܐ (saybāṯāʾ).

Pronunciation

Noun

שֵׂיבָה • (sevá, śeḇɔ) f (no plural forms, singular construct שֵׂיבַת־)

  1. (literal) whiteness of hair (due to age)
    שְׂעַר שֵׂיבָה ― se'ár sevá ― white hair
  2. (figurative) old age
    • Tanach, Genesis 15:15, with translation of the King James Version:
      וְאַתָּה תָּבוֹא אֶל אֲבֹתֶיךָ בְּשָׁלוֹם תִּקָּבֵר בְּשֵׂיבָה טוֹבָה׃
      wəʔattɔ taḇoʔ ʔɛl ʔăḇoṯɛ́ḵɔ bəšɔlom tiqqɔḇer bəśeḇɔ ṭoḇɔ
      And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Declension
Declension of שֵׂיבָה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite שֵׂיבָה first שֵׂיבָתִי שֵׂיבָתֵנוּ
definite הַשֵּׂיבָה second שֵׂיבָתְךָ שֵׂיבָתֵךְ שֵׂיבַתְכֶם שֵׂיבַתְכֶן
construct שֵׂיבַת־ third שֵׂיבָתוֹ שֵׂיבָתָהּ שֵׂיבָתָם שֵׂיבָתָן
Alternative forms

Etymology 3

Noun

שַׁיְבָּה • (sháyba) f

  1. Defective spelling of שייבה (“washer”).
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