H5482: סְוֵנֵה
Çᵉvênêh · pronounced sev-ay-nay' · “Syene”
Definition
Seven, a place in Upper Egypt
KJV translates it as: Syene.
Word origin: (rather to be written סְוֵנָה; for סְוֵן; i.e to Seven); of Egyptian derivation;
Extended definition
Syene = "her veiling (?)"
a town of Egypt on the frontier of Cush or Ethiopia
Also named: si.nim (סִינִים "Syene" H5515)
a town of Egypt on the frontier of Cush or Ethiopia
Also named: si.nim (סִינִים "Syene" H5515)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H5482 is translated
- syene ×2
Bible verses with H5482 (Çᵉvênêh)
Çᵉvênêh appears in 2 verses.
- Ezekiel 29:10
Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
- Ezekiel 30:6
Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.