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Sheminith

שְׁמִינִיתStrong’s H8067

sheminit (she-mi-nit)

Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Sheminit is the Hebrew word usually translated “sheminith”. It appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.”
1 Chronicles 15:21 KJV
Meaning
  1. Sheminith
How it's translated
  • the sheminith 3

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Psalms 2
  • 1 Chronicles 1

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

שְׁמִינִית sheminit · Sheminith

Sheminith perhaps an eight-stringed musical instrument perhaps a musical notation, i.e. an octave

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.