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Lexicon :: Strong's H8144 - šānî

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שָׁנִי
Transliteration
šānî
Pronunciation
shaw-nee'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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TWOT Reference: 2420a

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).

  1. 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).
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 TristrNHB 319 PostHast. DB SCARLET M'LeanEncy. 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:28; 38:30

Exodus

25:4; 26:1

Leviticus

14:4; 14:6; 14:49; 14:51; 14:52

Numbers

4:3; 19:6

Joshua

2:18; 2:21

2 Samuel

1:24

Proverbs

31:21

Song of Songs

4:3

Isaiah

1:18

Jeremiah

4:30

H8144

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Strong's Number H8144 matches the Hebrew שָׁנִי (šānî),
which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in 'Lev' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - the priest shall command them to take for him who is to be cleansed two live[fn] clean birds and cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He shall take the live bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, and dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - And for the cleansing of the house he shall take two small birds, with cedarwood and scarlet yarn and hyssop,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet yarn, along with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the fresh water and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - Thus he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird and with the fresh water and with the live bird and with the cedarwood and hyssop and scarlet yarn.
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