יָשִׁישׁ yâshîysh

Meaning

an old man

In the King James Version: (very) aged (man), ancient, very old.

Derivation: from H3486 (יָשֵׁשׁ);

Where it is used

• Job 12:12 Wisdom is found with the elderly, and understanding comes with long life.
• Job 15:10 Both the gray-haired and the aged are on our side—men much older than your father.
• Job 29:8 the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.
• Job 32:6 So Elihu son of Barachel the Buzite declared: “I am young in years, while you are old; that is why I was timid and afraid to tell you what I know.