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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3453. יָשִׁישׁ (yashish) -- Old, aged, ancient</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3453.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/job/12-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3453.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3453</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3452.htm" title="3452">◄</a> 3453. yashish <a href="../hebrew/3454.htm" title="3454">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">yashish: Old, aged, ancient</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יָשִׁישׁ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>yashiysh<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yah-SHEESH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yaw-sheesh')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Old, aged, ancient<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>an old man<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root יָשַׁשׁ (yashash), which means to be old or to grow old.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - G4246 (πρεσβύτης, presbytes) – meaning an old man or elder.<p> - G4245 (πρεσβύτερος, presbyteros) – often used to denote an elder or someone of advanced age, also used in the context of church leadership.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "yashish" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe someone who is advanced in years, often implying wisdom, experience, and respect due to age. It is typically used to denote the elderly, highlighting their status and the honor they are accorded in society.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, age was associated with wisdom and authority. Elders were often leaders in the community, serving as judges and advisors. The respect for the elderly was deeply ingrained in the social fabric, as seen in various biblical laws and narratives that emphasize honoring one's parents and elders.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/3486.htm">yashesh</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>aged<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>aged (1), aged men (1), old (1), old men (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">יָשִׁישׁ</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>aged</b></font>, only Job (Late Hebrew once <font class="hebrew2">יָשִׁישִׁים</font> <em>old, venerable</em> men, Levy Jastr); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">יָשִׁישׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/15-10.htm">Job 15:10</a>; plural <font class="hebrew2">יְשִׁישִׁים</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/32-6.htm">Job 32:6</a> 2t.; — <em>aged</em>, as predicate adjective <a href="/interlinear/job/32-6.htm">Job 32:6</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">צָעִיר לְיָמִים</font>); as substantive <a href="/interlinear/job/15-10.htm">Job 15:10</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">שָׂב</font>); <a href="/interlinear/job/29-8.htm">Job 29:8</a> (opposed to <font class="hebrew2">נערים</font>); <font class="hebrew2">בִּישִׁישִׁים חָכְמָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/12-12.htm">Job 12:12</a> <em>among aged men is wisdom</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אֹרֶח יָמִים תְּבוּנָה</font>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>very aged man, ancient, very old <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3486.htm">yashesh</a>; an old man -- (very) aged (man), ancient, very old. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3486.htm">yashesh</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים בישישים וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים וישישים יְשִׁישִׁ֑ים יָשִׁ֣ישׁ ישיש ישישים bî·šî·šîm bishiShim bîšîšîm Vishishim wî·šî·šîm wîšîšîm yā·šîš yaShish yāšîš yə·šî·šîm yeshiShim yəšîšîm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/job/12-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 12:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> בִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥ים </b> חָכְמָ֑ה וְאֹ֖רֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Wisdom <span class="itali">is with aged men,</span> [With] long<br><a href="/kjvs/job/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">With the ancient</span> [is] wisdom;<br><a href="/interlinear/job/12-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">aged</span> Wisdom long<p><b><a href="/text/job/15-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 15:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׂ֣ב גַּם־ <b> יָשִׁ֣ישׁ </b> בָּ֑נוּ כַּבִּ֖יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the gray-haired <span class="itali">and the aged</span> are among us, Older<br><a href="/kjvs/job/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> With us [are] both the grayheaded <span class="itali">and very aged</span> men, much<br><a href="/interlinear/job/15-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the gray-haired Both <span class="itali">and the aged</span> much your father<p><b><a href="/text/job/29-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 29:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ <b> וִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁים </b> קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me and hid <span class="itali">themselves, And the old men</span> arose<br><a href="/kjvs/job/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me, and hid <span class="itali">themselves: and the aged</span> arose,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/29-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the young and hid <span class="itali">and the old</span> arose stood<p><b><a href="/text/job/32-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 32:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לְ֭יָמִים וְאַתֶּ֣ם <b> יְשִׁישִׁ֑ים </b> עַל־ כֵּ֖ן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> in years <span class="itali">and you are old;</span> Therefore<br><a href="/kjvs/job/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I [am] young, <span class="itali">and ye [are] very old;</span> wherefore I was afraid,<br><a href="/interlinear/job/32-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> years and you <span class="itali">are old</span> and after that<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3453.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3453.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3453<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bishishim_3453.htm">bî·šî·šîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vishishim_3453.htm">wî·šî·šîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yashish_3453.htm">yā·šîš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yeshishim_3453.htm">yə·šî·šîm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div 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