Bible Encyclopedia: Senir

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SENIR

se'-nir (senir; Saneir): This was the Amorite name of Mt. Hermon, according to Deuteronomy 3:9 (the King James Version "Shenir").' But in 1 Chronicles 5:23 Songs 4:8, we have Senir and Hermon named as distinct mountains. It seems probable, however, that Senir applied to a definite part of the Anti-Lebanon or Hermon range. An inscription of Shalmaneser tells us that Hazael, king of Damascus, fortified Mt. Senir over against Mt. Lebanon. So in Ezekiel 27:5, Senir, whence the Tyrians got planks of fir trees, is set over against Lebanon, where cedars were obtained. The Arab geographers give the name Jebel Sanir to the part of the Anti-Lebanon range which lies between Damascus and Homs (Yakut, circa 1225 A.D., quoted by Guy le Strange in Palestine under the Moslems, 79. He also quotes Mas`udi, 943 A.D., to the effect that Baalbek is in the district of Senir, 295).

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

8149. Shenir -- Amorite name for Mount Hermon
Shenir or Senir. 8148, 8149. Shenir or Senir. 8150 . Amorite name for
Mount Hermon. Transliteration: Shenir or Senir Phonetic ...
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Library

Ezekiel's Discourse
... thy beauty. They have made all thy planks of fir trees from Senir: they
have taken cedars from Lebanon to make a mast for thee. Of ...
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The Joy of Unbroken Communion
... With Me from Lebanon; Look from the top of Amana,. From the top of Senir and Hermon,.
From the lions' dens,. From the mountains of the leopards. ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Senir

bed-candle; changing

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Senir

(snow mountain), (1 Chronicles 5:23; Ezekiel 27:5) the Amorite name for Mount Hermon.

ATS Bible Dictionary

Senir

A name given to Mount Hermon by the Amorites, De 3:9 1 Chronicles 5:23 Ezekiel 27:5. See HERMON.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deuteronomy 3:9). It means "coat of mail" or "breastplate," and is equivalent to "Sirion." Some interpret the word as meaning "the prominent" or "the snow

Thesaurus

Senir (4 Occurrences)
... or "the snow. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SENIR. se'-nir (senir; Saneir):
This was the Amorite name of Mt. Hermon, according to ...
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Hermon (16 Occurrences)
... It was called Sirion by the Sidonians (Deuteronomy 3:9; compare Psalm 29:6), and
Senir by the Amorites (Deuteronomy 3:9). It is also identified with Sion ...
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Shenir (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary =Senir, (Deuteronomy 3:9; Cant. ... SHENIR. she'-ner (senir,
shenir): Only found in Songs 4:8 (Massoretic Text). See SENIR. ...
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Amana (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. AMANA. a-ma'-na, ('amanah): A mountain
mentioned in Songs 4:8 along with Lebanon, Senir and Hermon. ...
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Sirion (4 Occurrences)
... Sirion therefore probably did not denote a particular part of the Hermon Range,
as did Senir, but may have been suggested by the conformation of the range ...
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Sennacherib (13 Occurrences)

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Leopards (2 Occurrences)
... Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon,
from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. ...
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Fir-trees (11 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 27:5 They have made all thy planks of fir-trees from Senir; they have taken
a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for thee. (ASV BBE WBS). ...
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Firs (9 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Ezekiel 27:5 Of firs of Senir they have built to thee all thy double-boarded
ships, Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken to make a mast for thee, (YLT). ...
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Double-boarded (1 Occurrence)
... Ezekiel 27:5 Of firs of Senir they have built to thee all thy double-boarded ships,
Of cedars of Lebanon they have taken to make a mast for thee, (YLT). ...
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Bible Concordance

Senir (4 Occurrences)

Deuteronomy 3:9 (which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir;)
(WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 5:23 The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land: they increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon and Senir and Mount Hermon.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Song of Songs 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 27:5 They have made all your planks of fir trees from Senir; they have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Senir

Related Terms

Hermon (16 Occurrences)

Shenir (2 Occurrences)

Amana (1 Occurrence)

Sirion (4 Occurrences)

Sennacherib (13 Occurrences)

Leopards (2 Occurrences)

Fir-trees (11 Occurrences)

Firs (9 Occurrences)

Double-boarded (1 Occurrence)