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Senir

=Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deut. 3:9). It means “coat of mail” or “breastplate,” and is equivalent to “Sirion.” Some interpret the word as meaning “the prominent” or “the snowy mountain.” It is properly the name of the central of the three summits of Hermon (q.v.).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(snow mountain), (1 Chronicles 5:23; Ezekiel 27:5) the Amorite name for Mount Hermon.

In the Bible

4

Verses where Senir is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 5:23

    Now the people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous. They settled in the land from Bashan to Baal-hermon (that is, Senir, also known as Mount Hermon).

  • Deuteronomy 3:9

    which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir—

  • Ezekiel 27:5

    They constructed all your planking with cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.

  • Song of Solomon 4:8

    Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, come with me from Lebanon! Descend from the peak of Amana, from the summits of Senir and Hermon, from the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leopards.

Scripture on Senir

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Entries that reference Senir

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Senir references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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