Strong's Lexicon

H8083

H8083 — שְׁמוֹנֶה שְׁמוֹנֶה שְׁמוֹנָה שְׁמוֹנָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

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Hebrewshmonehn-e.Occurrences: 109TWOT: 2411a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8083
Word:שְׁמוֹנֶה שְׁמוֹנֶה שְׁמוֹנָה שְׁמוֹנָה
Part of Speech:n-e.
Etymology:apparently from H8082 through the idea of plumpness
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:109
Transliteration:shmoneh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shem-o-neh' (or shmowneh {shem-o-neh'} feminine shmonah {shem-o-naw'}; or shmownah {shem-o-naw'};) n-e.
Meaning:1. a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the "perfect" seven) 2. (as ordinal) eighth
KJV Renderings:eight((-een, -eenth)), eighth.

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שְׁמֹנֶה (less often שְׁמוֺנֶה), שְׁמֹנָה109 noun masculine and feminine eight (on ֶ֯ compare BaNB 20, 200 and (against him) PhilippiBAS ii. 364; Arabic [untranscribed source text 5610], [untranscribed source text 5611] Sabean תֿמני(תׅ Homchr 47, 122 DHMZMG xxxvii (1883), 369 f., 375; Aramaic תְּמָנֵי , תְּמַנְיָא, [untranscribed source text 5612], [untranscribed source text 5613]; Nabataean תמונא, Palmyrene תמניא, Lzb386; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician שמן Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5614] [untranscribed source text 5615] on Assyrian equivalent see Dl§ 75); — masculine (c. noun feminine) always absolute שְׁמֹנֶה Judg 3:8 + 40:t.; feminine (c. noun masculine) absolute שְׁמֹנָה 1Sam 17:12 + 34 t., construct שְׁמֹנַת Num 2:24 + 3 t. (cases of 8 + 10 = 18 are additional, see below); plural שְׁמֹנִים, 80, see below: —

1. without other number:
a. שְׁמֹנֶה cardinal, before plural noun Judg 3:s 1Kgs 7:10 + 8 t.; before singular noun שָׁנָךְ 1Kgs 8:17 ( Kt ; Qr plural) 1Kgs 22:1 after plural noun Ezek 40:31 ordinal לְ ׳ בִּשְׁנַת שׁ 2Kgs 24:12 , ׳ בִּשׁ שָׁנִים לְ 2Chr 34:3.
b. שְׁמנָה cardinal, before plural noun 1Sam 17:12 + 3 t., + (noun omitted) Jer 14:15 + 2 t., also אֵלֶּה ׳ שׁ Gen 22:23 these 8 and, as round number, Mic 5:4 7 and 8 (i.e. plenty); after plural noun Num 29:29; 2Chr 29:17 ordinal, לְ ׳ בְּיוֺם שׁ 2Chr 29:17.
c. feminine construct שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים Gen 17:12; Gen 21:4, חַבָּקָר ׳ שׁ Num 7:8.
2. 8 + 10 = 18:
a. with noun feminine שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה, cardinal: before singular שָׁנָךְ Judg 3:14 + 2 t., אַמָּה 1Kgs 7:15 + 2 t.; after plural noun 1Chr 26:9; 2Chr 11:21 noun omitted Ezra 8:18; Neh 7:11 ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת לְ ׳ ע ׳ שׁ 1Kgs 15:1 + 4 t.; שָׁנָח לְ ׳ ע ׳ בִּשׁ 2Kgs 22:3 + 2 t.; שָׁנָה לְ ׳ ע ׳ הַשָּׁנָה שׁ Jer 32:1.
b. with noun masculine שְׁמֹנָח עָשָׂר cardinal: before singular אֶלֶף Judg 20:44 + 4 t. + Ps 60:2 (title), so read for ׳ שְׁנֵים ע, compare 2Sam 8:13 = 1Chr 18:12 before plural Ezra 8:9 noun omitted Gen 14:14 ordinal, noun omitted 1Chr 24:15 ; 1Chr 25:15 שְׁמֹנַת עָשָׂר אֶלֶף Judg 20:25.
3. with other numerals:
a. שְׁמֹנֶח מֵאוֺת 2Sam 23:8 (so read also || 1Chr 11:11 Kit Benz, compare Th We Dr and others), + 16 t.
b. שְׁמֹנָח אֶלֶף 1Chr 12:36 (35 van d. H.), 1Chr 23:3 שְׁמֹנִת אֲלָפִים Num 2:24 + 3 t.
c. ׳ שׁ, cardinal, after tens 1Sam 4:15 + 20 t.; before ten, only וְעֶשְׂרים בָּאַמָּה ׳ שׁ Exod 26:2; Exod 36:9 ordinal, בִּשְׁנַת שָׁנָח לְ ׳ שְׁלשִׁים וּשׁ 1Kgs 16:29 ; 2Kgs 15:8 .

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Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
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