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It is referenced in the context of the ancient territories and the natural landscape of the Near East. The name "Shenir" is believed to be of Amorite origin, and it is used interchangeably with Mount Hermon in some biblical passages.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9</a> :</b> "which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir." This verse highlights the different names used by various peoples for the same mountain, indicating the cultural and linguistic diversity of the region. Shenir, or Senir, is identified as the name used by the Amorites for Mount Hermon.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">1 Chronicles 5:23</a> :</b> "The descendants of the half-tribe of Manasseh settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Shenir) and Mount Hermon. They were numerous." This passage describes the territorial extent of the half-tribe of Manasseh, which included the area around Shenir. It underscores the significance of the region as part of the inheritance of the tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Ezekiel 27:5</a> :</b> "They made all your planking of cypress from Senir. They took a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you." In this verse, Shenir is mentioned in the context of trade and craftsmanship, specifically in the construction of ships. The reference to cypress from Shenir suggests the area's rich natural resources, particularly its forests.<br><br><b>Geographical and Historical Context:</b><br><br>Shenir is often associated with the majestic Mount Hermon, a prominent mountain range in the Anti-Lebanon mountains. Mount Hermon is known for its snow-capped peaks and is a significant landmark in the biblical landscape. The region around Shenir was known for its lush forests and abundant natural resources, which were highly valued in ancient times.<br><br>The mention of Shenir in the context of the Amorites and other ancient peoples indicates its importance as a cultural and geographical marker. The Amorites were one of the prominent Canaanite tribes, and their naming of the mountain reflects their influence in the region.<br><br><b>Theological Significance:</b><br><br>In the biblical narrative, mountains often symbolize strength, stability, and divine presence. Shenir, as part of Mount Hermon, holds a place in the biblical imagination as a site of natural beauty and divine creation. The references to Shenir in the context of Israel's territorial inheritance and trade highlight the interconnectedness of God's people with the land and its resources.<br><br>The use of Shenir in biblical poetry and prophecy, as seen in Ezekiel, also reflects the broader themes of God's provision and the richness of His creation. The natural resources of Shenir, such as its cypress and cedar, are depicted as blessings that contribute to the prosperity and craftsmanship of the people.<br><br>Overall, Shenir serves as a testament to the diverse and abundant landscape of the biblical world, illustrating the intricate relationship between God's people and the land they inhabited.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Shenir</span><p>lantern; light that sleeps<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Shenir</span><p>[<a href="../s/senir.htm">SENIR</a>]<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Shenir</span><p>See <a href="../h/hermon.htm">HERMON</a>. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Senir, (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9</a>; Cant. 4:8), the name given to Mount Hermon (q.v.) by the Sidonians. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">SHENIR</span><p>she'-ner (senir, shenir): Only found in <a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Songs 4:8</a> (Massoretic Text).<br><br>See <a href="../s/senir.htm">SENIR</a>.<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/8149.htm"><span class="l">8149. <b>Shenir</b> -- Amorite name for Mount Hermon</span></a><br><b>Shenir</b> or Senir. 8148, 8149. <b>Shenir</b> or Senir. 8150 . Amorite name for<br> Mount Hermon. Transliteration: <b>Shenir</b> or Senir Phonetic <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/8149.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/8_come_from_lebanon_my.htm"><span class="l">Come from Lebanon, My Spouse, Come from Lebanon, Come; Thou Shalt <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> 8. Come from Lebanon, my Spouse, come from Lebanon, come; Thou shalt be crowned<br> from the top of Amana, from the peak of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon, from the dens of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../guyon/song of songs of solomon/8 come from lebanon my.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/chapter_iv.htm"><span class="l">Chapter iv.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> my love, there is no spot in thee.8. Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with<br> me from Lebanon; look from the top of Amana, from the top of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/chapter iv.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maspero/history_of_egypt_chaldaea_syria_babylonia_and_assyria_v_4/chapter_ithe_first_chaldaean_empire.htm"><span class="l">The First Chaldaean Empire and the Hyksos in Egypt</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The name Lebanon, in Assyrian Libnana, would appear to signify "the white mountain;"<br> the Amorites called the Anti-Lebanon Saniru, <b>Shenir</b>, according to the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter ithe first chaldaean empire.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/grace_abounding_to_the_chief_of_sinners/a_preface.htm"><span class="l">A Preface</span></a> <br><b>...</b> you may see my soul hath fatherly care and desire after your spiritual and everlasting<br> welfare, I now once again, as before, from the top of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/grace abounding to the chief of sinners/a preface.htm</font><p><a href="/library/guyon/song_of_songs_of_solomon/"><span class="l">Song of Songs of Solomon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 8. Come from Lebanon, my Spouse, come from Lebanon, come; Thou shalt be crowned<br> from the top of Amana, from the peak of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon, from the dens of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/grace_abounding_to_the_chief.htm"><span class="l">Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners:</span></a> <br><b>...</b> you may see my soul hath fatherly care and desire after your spiritual and everlasting<br> welfare; I now once again, as before, from the top of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/grace abounding to the chief.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_i_the_transfiguration.htm"><span class="l">The Transfiguration.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [3683] One of its names, <b>Shenir</b> (Deuteronomy 3:9; Cant. iv. 8; Ezekiel 27:5) means<br> Mont Blanc. In Rabbinic writings it is designated as the snow-mountain.'. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter i the transfiguration.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/memoir_of_john_bunyan.htm"><span class="l">Memoir of John Bunyan</span></a> <br>The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/memoir of john bunyan.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/shenir.htm"><span class="l"><b>Shenir</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>SHENIR</b>. she'-ner (senir, <b>shenir</b>): Only found in Songs 4:8 (Massoretic Text).<br> See SENIR. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Shenir</b> (2 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shenir.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/senir.htm"><span class="l">Senir (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary =<b>Shenir</b>, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites<br> (Deuteronomy 3:9). It means "coat of mail" or "breastplate," and is equivalent to <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/senir.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm"><span class="l">Amorites (82 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Both Sihon and Og were independent kings. Only one word of the Amorite language<br> survives, "<b>Shenir</b>," the name they gave to Mount Hermon (Deuteronomy 3:9). Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/amorites.htm - 50k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sion.htm"><span class="l">Sion (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deuteronomy 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians,<br> and by the Amorites <b>Shenir</b> (Deuteronomy 3:9). (see HERMON.). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sion.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/shenaz'zar.htm"><span class="l">Shenaz'zar (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Shenaz'zar. Shenazzar, Shenaz'zar. <b>Shenir</b> . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Shenaz'zar (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> (See RSV). Shenazzar, Shenaz'zar. <b>Shenir</b> . Reference <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/shenaz'zar.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/spouse.htm"><span class="l">Spouse (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Song of Songs 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look<br> from the top of Amana, from the top of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon, from the lions <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/spouse.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/hermon.htm"><span class="l">Hermon (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It is called "the Hermonites" (Psalm 42:6) because it has more than one summit.<br> The Sidonians called it Sirion, and the Amorites <b>Shenir</b> (Deuteronomy 3:9; Cant. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/hermon.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/ivory.htm"><span class="l">Ivory (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> TOWER OF IVORY. (mighdal hashen): Occurs only in Songs 7:4. Cheyne would, not<br> unreasonably, emend the text and read the "tower of <b>Shenir</b>" as a parallel to the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/ivory.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/habitations.htm"><span class="l">Habitations (38 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Look from the top of Amana, From the top of <b>Shenir</b> and Hermon, From the<br> habitations of lions, From the mountains of leopards. (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/habitations.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/baal.htm"><span class="l">Baal (94 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> found in the name of "the mountain of Baal-hermon" (Judges 3:3; compare 1 Chronicles<br> 5:23), which also bore the names of Hermort, Sirion and <b>Shenir</b> (Saniru in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/baal.htm - 53k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Shenir (2 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/3-9.htm">Deuteronomy 3:9</a></span><br />(Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it <span class="boldtext">Shenir</span>;) <br /><span class="source">(KJV BBE WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/songs/4-8.htm">Song of Songs 4:8</a></span><br />Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of <span class="boldtext">Shenir</span> and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/shenir.htm">Shenir</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/s/shenir--the_amorite_name_of_mount_hermon.htm">Shenir: The Amorite Name of Mount Hermon</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/senir.htm">Senir (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/amorites.htm">Amorites (82 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sion.htm">Sion (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/shenaz'zar.htm">Shenaz'zar (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/spouse.htm">Spouse (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hermon.htm">Hermon (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/ivory.htm">Ivory (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/habitations.htm">Habitations (38 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/baal.htm">Baal (94 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol (64 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/tower.htm">Tower (74 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/shenaz'zar.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Shenaz'zar"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Shenaz'zar" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/naves/s/shenir--the_amorite_name_of_mount_hermon.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Shenir: The Amorite Name of Mount Hermon"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Shenir: The Amorite Name of Mount Hermon" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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