שְׁמֹנִים
shᵉmônîym · shem-o-neem'
eighty, also eightieth
Lexicon
Derivation: or שְׁמוֹנִים; multiple from H8083 (שְׁמֹנֶה);
eighty, also eightieth
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: eighty(-ieth), fourscore.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To consume, to destroy of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁמֹנִים above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
38 occurrences · 38 OT · 0 NT · 18 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and fourscore14 · 37%
- fourscore12 · 32%
- eighty3 · 8%
- was fourscore2 · 5%
- man, even fourscore1 · 3%
- and eightieth1 · 3%
- was sold for fourscore1 · 3%
- him, and with him fourscore1 · 3%
- and with him fourscore1 · 3%
- they be fourscore1 · 3%
- even fourscore1 · 3%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.