Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8143 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֶׁנהַבִּים |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H8127 and the plural apparently of a foreign word |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shenhabbiym |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shen-hab-beem' |
| Meaning: | 1. probably, tooth of elephants, i.e. ivory tusk |
| KJV Renderings: | ivory. |
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שֶׁנְהַבִּים apparently noun masculine [plural], in list of Solomon's imports, 1Kgs 10:22 = 2Chr 9:21, AV RV ivory (elsewhere שֵׁן alone); hence הַבִּים = elephants according to Ges (in Thes ) Ew Hi SchrZMG xxvii (1873), 709 COT1 Kings, compare ᵐ5 (2 Chronicles, and A in 1 Kings) ὀδόντων ἐλεφαντίνων, ᵑ9 (in 1 Kings) dentes elephantorum, ᵑ7 ; but this very dubious; < read RöThes Th Be CheEB 1154 שֵׁן (וְ)הָבְנִים ivory (and) ebony (Ezek 27:15).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
