What does שְׁמִינִי mean in the Bible?
שְׁמִינִי is a Hebrew word meaning "eight".
Hebrew · H8066
שְׁמִינִי
Eight
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שְׁמִינִי H8066
What does שְׁמִינִי mean in the Bible?
שְׁמִינִי is a Hebrew word meaning "eight".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8066?
The BSB source-word alignment has 28 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include On the eighth (11), the eighth (6), And on the eighth (2), From the eighth (2), in the eighth (2).
Where does שְׁמִינִי appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (10), 1 Chronicles (6), 1 Kings (4), Numbers (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It On the eighth 11× Leviticus 9:1, Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 14:23, Leviticus 15:14
the eighth 6× 1 Kings 6:38, 1 Chronicles 12:12, 1 Chronicles 24:10, 1 Chronicles 25:15
And on the eighth 2× Leviticus 12:3, Nehemiah 8:18
From the eighth 2× Leviticus 22:27, Ezekiel 43:27
in the eighth 2× Leviticus 25:22, Zechariah 1:1
of the eighth 2× 1 Kings 12:32, 1 Kings 12:33
but on the eighth 1× Exodus 22:30
for the eighth 1× 1 Chronicles 27:11
On the [fifteenth] 1× 1 Kings 8:66
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 22:30 הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י to but on the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 9:1 הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י to On the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 12:3 הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י to And on the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 14:10 הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י to On the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 14:23 הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י to On the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 15:14 הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י to On the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 15:29 הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י to On the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 22:27 הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ to From the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 23:36 הַשְּׁמִינִ֡י to On the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Leviticus 23:39 הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י to on the eighth Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 22:30
Aligned rows 28
Books represented 9
Exodus 1 Leviticus 10 Numbers 3 1 Kings 4 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י 8x haš·šə·mî·nî Leviticus 9:1, Numbers 7:54, Numbers 29:35, 1 Kings 6:38
הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י 4x haš·šə·mî·nî Leviticus 14:10, Leviticus 15:14, Leviticus 15:29, Numbers 6:10
הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י 3x haš·šə·mî·nî Exodus 22:30, Leviticus 23:39, 2 Chronicles 7:9
הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ 3x haš·šə·mî·nî Leviticus 22:27, 1 Kings 8:66, 1 Chronicles 27:11
הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י 2x haš·šə·mî·nî Leviticus 12:3, 1 Chronicles 26:5
הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י 2x haš·šə·mî·nî Leviticus 14:23, Nehemiah 8:18
הַשְּׁמִינִ֣י 2x haš·šə·mî·nî 1 Kings 12:32, 1 Chronicles 25:15
הַשְּׁמִינִ֡י 1x haš·šə·mî·nî Leviticus 23:36
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular 27x Exodus 22:30, Leviticus 9:1, Leviticus 12:3, Leviticus 14:10
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular 1x Leviticus 25:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. eight
Source Gloss
eight
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
eight BDB: eighth Usage: eight.
Word Origins
שְׁמִינִי is built from this root:
שְׁמֹנֶה H8083
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain