Sheath
נִדְנֵ֑הStrong’s H5085nidneh (nid-neh)
Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament
In short
Nidneh is the Aramaic word usually translated “sheath”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
“I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.”
Meaning
- Sheathmeaning uncertain
How it's translated
- sheath 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Daniel 1
1 book in all.
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Aramaic dictionary
נִדְנֵ֑ה nidneh · sheath
1) sheath 1a) meaning uncertain
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “sheath” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SHEATH, noun
- A case for the reception of a sword or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.
- In botany, a membrane investing a stem or branch, as in grasses.
- Any thin covering for defense; the wing-case of an insect.
All definitions and other forms of “sheath”
SHEATH, verb transitive
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.