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H8067 שְׁמִינִית (shᵉmîynîyth) shem-ee-neeth'

Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

Sheminith

Biblical Persons & Places

Sheminith A musical term
A musical term; called Sheminith (שְׁמִינִית)

Strong's Definition

probably an eight-stringed lyre

Derivation: feminine of H8066 (שְׁמִינִי);

KJV Usage: Sheminith.

TWOT Reference: 2411c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) Sheminith
1a) perhaps an eight-stringed musical instrument
1b) perhaps a musical notation, i.e. an octave

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁמִינִית (she.mi.nit) — Sheminith.

Sheminith perhaps an eight-stringed musical instrument perhaps a musical notation, i.e. an octave

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · שְׁמֹנֶה

Quantity | Frequency

eighth = state in which a countable entity is the eighth in a range

EXO 22:29 · LEV 9:1 · LEV 12:3 · LEV 14:10 · LEV 14:23 · LEV 15:14 · LEV 15:29 · LEV 22:27 · LEV 23:36 · LEV 23:39 · LEV 25:22 · NUM 6:10 · NUM 7:54 · NUM 29:35 · 1KI 6:38 · 1KI 8:66 · 1KI 12:32 · 1KI 12:33 · 1CH 12:13 · 1CH 24:10 · 1CH 25:15 · 1CH 26:5 · 1CH 27:11 · 1CH 27:11 · 2CH 7:9 · NEH 8:18 · EZK 43:27 · ZEC 1:1

Sing | Musical Instruments

sheminith meaning unknown; possibly: = musical term; or: = musical instrument; or: = melody; ≈ possibly associated with the low-pitched voices

1CH 15:21 · PSA 6:1 · PSA 12:1

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁמִינִי, שְׁמִינִית 31 adj. num. eighth base

Bible Occurrences (3)

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