שְׁמֹנֶה

she.mo.nehNounH8083

eight

From: or שְׁמוֹנֶה; feminine שְׁמֹנָה; or שְׁמוֹנָה; apparently from H8082 (שָׁמֵן) through the idea of plumpness;

Short Definition

a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. eight, eighth 1a) eight (as cardinal number) 1b) eighth (as ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology H:N

DescriptionHebrew Noun

Occurrences

100 times

Appears 100 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
14
2 Chronicles
11
Genesis
11
2 Kings
10
1 Chronicles
9

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 16:38
  • 2 Chronicles 29:17
  • Ecclesiastes 11:2
  • Genesis 21:4
  • Nehemiah 11:6

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