Lexicon :: Strong's H8144 - šānî

שָׁנִי

Transliteration

šānî

Pronunciation

shaw-nee'

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Of uncertain derivation

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2420a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁנִי shânîy, shaw-nee'; of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it:—crimson, scarlet (thread).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H8144 in the following manner: scarlet (34x), scarlet (with H8438) (5x), scarlet thread (2x), crimson (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H8144 in the following manner: scarlet (34x), scarlet (with H8438) (5x), scarlet thread (2x), crimson (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

scarlet, crimson
1. properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שָׁנִי shânîy, shaw-nee'; of uncertain derivation; crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it:—crimson, scarlet (thread).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8144: Abbreviations

שָׁנִי ₄₂ noun [masculine] scarlet (properly coccus ilicis, which attaches itself to leaves and twigs of quercus coccifera; the dried body of female yields colouring matter; compare Tristr^{NHB 319} Post^{Hast. DB SCARLET} M'Lean^{Ency. Bib. id}.); — usually תִּקְוַת שָׁ׳ הַזֶּה חוּט הַשּׁ׳ Joshua 2:18 this cord of thread of scarlet, הַשּׁ׳ ת׳ Joshua 2:21, חוּט הַשּׁ׳ Songs 4:3 (simile of lips); so (הַ)שּׁ׳ alone Genesis 38:28, 30 (J), and as material of clothing 2 Samuel 1:24; Jeremiah 4:30; Proverbs 31:21 (plural שָׁנִים; on order of ll. see Toy); plural also in simile Isaiah 1:18 if your sins are like scarlet (robes); elsewhere (P) תּוֺלַעַת (הַ)שּׁ׳ (see ת׳) of material for curtain, veil, ephod, etc., Exodus 25:4; Exodus 26:1 + 24 times Exodus; שׁ׳ בֶּגֶד ת׳ Numbers 4:3 (see II. ב׳ 2); construct שְׁנִי (הַ)תּ׳ used in purification, Leviticus 14:4, 6, 49, 51, 52; Numbers 19:6.

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