What does שָׁנִי · κόκκινος mean in the Bible?
שָׁנִי · κόκκινος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "scarlet cloth or double garment".
Hebrew · H8144, G2847
שָׁנִי
Crimson , properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it · crimson-colored
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שָׁנִי H8144 crimson , properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it
Pronunciation shānī
Scarlet dye from an insect; represents wealth, royalty, and sin's crimson stain in prophetic imagery.
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κόκκινος G2847 crimson-colored
Pronunciation kókkinos
Deep red dye from insect cochineal, symbolizing royalty, sin, or judgment in biblical imagery
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What does שָׁנִי (shani) mean in the Bible?
שָׁנִי · κόκκινος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "scarlet cloth or double garment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8144, G2847?
H8144, G2847 is connected to 42 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. scarlet cloth or double garment
Strong's H8144, G2847
Lexical occurrences 42 verses Source Gloss
scarlet cloth or double garment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׁנִי is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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