H7869 H7869
From his old age, describing the condition affecting Ahijah's vision
The narrative explains that the prophet Ahijah could not see 'because of his old age.' The prepositional phrase links the disability directly to advanced years—his eyes 'stood still' (were fixed/dim) as a consequence of age. Biblical texts acknowledge aging's effects without euphemism: eyes fail, strength wanes, hearing diminishes. Yet old age also brings wisdom and authority; Ahijah remains a functioning prophet despite blindness, his word carrying divine authority regardless of physical limitation.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Found in 1 Kings 14:4 describing the aged prophet's condition when Jeroboam's wife visits in disguise. The phrase 'from his old age' (מִשֵּׂיבוֹ) identifies the cause of his blindness. The possessive suffix links the age specifically to him—'from HIS old age,' not old age in general. Spanish 'por su vejez' (because of his oldness), French and German constructions all preserve the causal relationship. Ironically, though he cannot see physically, Ahijah sees prophetically—God reveals the disguised visitor's identity. 1×
AR["مِنْ-شَيْخُوخَتِهِ"]·ben["তাঁর-বৃদ্ধাবস্থার-কারণে"]·DE["von-sein-alt-age"]·EN["from-his-old-age"]·FR["de-son-vieux-age"]·heb["מ-שיבתו"]·HI["बुढ़ापे-से-उसके"]·ID["karena-usianya"]·IT["da-suo-vecchio-età"]·jav["amargi-sepuhipun"]·KO["에서-그의-노년"]·PT["por-sua-velhice"]·RU["от-старости-его"]·ES["por-su-vejez"]·SW["kwa-uzee-wake"]·TR["yaşlılığından"]·urd["اُس-کی-بڑھاپے-سے"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† [שֵׂיב] n.[m.] (hoary) age;—sf. שֵׂיבוֹ 1 K 14:4.