קשׁשׁ ᴵᴵ to grow old; prob. developed from קשׁשׁ ᴵ in the sense ‘to become dry, wither, fade’. — Qal - קָשַׁשׁ he grew old. — Hiph. - הִקֽשִׁישׁ1 he made old. 2 he grew old. [Related to Aram. קֽשַׁשַׁ, קַשׁ, Syr. קַשׁ, Arab. qassa (= grew old).] Derivative: קָשִׁישׁ.