Shᵉnîyr — H8149

Definition

mountain proper noun

Shenir or Senir, a summit of Lebanon

1. Senir or Shenir = "snow mountain"
2. the Amorite name for Mount Hermon

Usually translated as

Senir, Shenir

Origin

or Sᵉnîyr; from an unused root meaning to be pointed; peak

Occurrences

Shᵉnîyr occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Song of Songs (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Deuteronomy 3:9 — (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir (שְׂנִֽיר);)
• Song of Songs 4:8 — Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir (שְׂנִיר֙) and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
• Ezekiel 27:5 — They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir (מִשְּׂנִיר֙): they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.