Shenir שְׂנִיר
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| שְׂנִיר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shenir |
| Strong's number | H8149 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Senir |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (1) |
Shenir (Hebrew שְׂנִיר, Strong's H8149) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Senir”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
Senir or Shenir = "snow mountain"
the Amorite name for Mount Hermon
Another name of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
the Amorite name for Mount Hermon
Another name of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shenir (2), senir (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | senir (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Shenir, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 3:9(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;)which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 5:23And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal–hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 4:8Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:5They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).