שֶׁנְהַבִּים
šenhabbîm
ivory
Strong's H8143NounHebrewTWOT 2422c

שֶׁנְהַבִּים (šenhabbîm) is a Hebrew noun meaning ivory. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8143).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2422c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2422c)ivory; tooth of elephants, ivory tusk
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שֶׁנְהַבִּים noun, masculine, plural: ivory

Strong's H8143 שֶׁנְהַבִּים: probably, tooth of elephants, i.e. ivory tusk
KJV:ivory.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2422: שָׁנַן šānan — whet, sharpen; incisively; point, pierce, inculcate; prick, sharp, teach diligently

See it in Scripture

1 Kings 10:222 Chronicles 9:21

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