Çᵉvênêh — H5482

Definition

locative proper noun

Seven, a place in Upper Egypt

1. Syene = "her veiling (?)"
2. a town of Egypt on the frontier of Cush or Ethiopia

Usually translated as

Syene

Origin

(rather to be written Çᵉvênâh; for Çᵉvên; i.e to Seven); of Egyptian derivation

Occurrences

Çᵉvênêh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Ezekiel (2)

• Ezekiel 29:10 — Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene (סְוֵנֵ֖ה) even unto the border of Ethiopia.
• Ezekiel 30:6 — Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene (סְוֵנֵ֗ה) shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.