H8143 שֶׁנְהַבִּים (shenhabbîym) shen-hab-beem'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

ivory

Strong's Definition

probably, tooth of elephants, i.e. ivory tusk

Derivation: from H8127 (שֵׁן) and the plural apparently of a foreign word;

KJV Usage: ivory.

TWOT Reference: 2422c

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) ivory

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G1661

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁנְהַבִּים (shen.hab.bim) — ivory. ivory

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שֶׁנְהַבִּים (H8143)

noun m

Substances

ivory = a valued material; ◄ made from the tusk of elephants; ► used for construction and ornamentation

1KI 10:22 · 2CH 9:21

Sarah Lind

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שֶׁנְהַבִּים appar. n.m.[pl.], in list of Solomon’s imports, ivory base

Bible Occurrences (2)

10:22

9:21

1 Kings 10:22

For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years... the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

2 Chronicles 9:21

For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.