שָׁנִי
sha.ni
“scarlet”
Definition
crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
of uncertain derivation;
- scarlet, crimson 1a) properly, the insect 'coccus ilicis', the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שָׁנִי appears 42 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
O daughters of Israel,weep for Saul,who clothed you in scarlet and luxury,who decked your garments with ornaments of gold.
And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
Next, he made the veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.
He made the breastpiece with the same workmanship as the ephod, with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.
“Let it be as you say,” she replied, and she sent them away. And when they had gone, she tied the scarlet cord in the window.
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