7764. Shuni
Strong's Lexicon
Shuni: Shuni

Original Word: שׁוּנִי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shuwniy
Pronunciation: SHOO-nee
Phonetic Spelling: (shoo-nee')
Definition: Shuni
Meaning: Shuni

Word Origin: Derived from the root שׁוּן (shun), which is not explicitly defined in the Hebrew Bible but is associated with the name of a person.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Shuni, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew lineage and tribal system.

Usage: Shuni is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers specifically to a descendant of Gad, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name Shuni is used to identify a clan or family group within the tribe of Gad.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of personal characteristics, familial lineage, or divine attributes. The tribe of Gad, to which Shuni belonged, was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, traditionally descended from Jacob's seventh son, Gad. The tribe was known for its warrior-like qualities and settled on the eastern side of the Jordan River.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a Gadite
NASB Translation
Shuni (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שׁוּנִי 1. proper name, masculine in Gad, Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15; Σαυν(ε)ις, Σουνει, Σωυνι.

2. adjective, of a people of

1, with article = collective noun Numbers 26:15.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shuni

From an unused root meaning to rest; quiet; Shuni, an Israelite -- Shuni.

Forms and Transliterations
לְשׁוּנִ֕י לשוני שׁוּנִ֣י שוני lə·šū·nî leshuNi ləšūnî shuNi šū·nî šūnî
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 46:16
HEB: צִפְי֥וֹן וְחַגִּ֖י שׁוּנִ֣י וְאֶצְבֹּ֑ן עֵרִ֥י
NAS: and Haggi, Shuni and Ezbon,
KJV: and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon,
INT: Ziphion and Haggi Shuni and Ezbon Eri

Numbers 26:15
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַֽחַגִּ֑י לְשׁוּנִ֕י מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הַשּׁוּנִֽי׃
NAS: of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family
KJV: of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family
INT: the family of the Haggites of Shuni the family of the Shunites

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7764
2 Occurrences


lə·šū·nî — 1 Occ.
šū·nî — 1 Occ.















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