5572. seneh

Strong's Lexicon

seneh: Seneh

Original Word: סְנֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: cnah
Pronunciation: seh'-neh
Phonetic Spelling: (sen-eh')
Definition: Seneh
Meaning: a bramble

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be pointed; akin to the Hebrew word סְנֶה (seneh), meaning "thornbush" or "bush."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the proper noun "Seneh" as it is a specific Hebrew geographical name. However, geographical names in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) are often transliterated rather than translated.

Usage: The term "Seneh" is used in the Bible as a proper noun to denote a specific geographical location. It refers to one of the two rocky crags that Jonathan and his armor-bearer passed between during their daring attack on the Philistine garrison, as recorded in 1 Samuel 14:4.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near East, geographical features often held significant strategic and symbolic importance. The crag of Seneh, along with its counterpart Bozez, formed a natural pass that was crucial for military maneuvers. The narrative of Jonathan's bravery highlights the rugged terrain of the region and the challenges faced by those who traversed it. The name "Seneh" itself, possibly meaning "thorny," may reflect the difficult and treacherous nature of the landscape.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
perhaps blackberry bush
NASB Translation
bush (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

סְנֶה noun masculine^{Exodus 3:2} a thorny bush, perhaps black-berry bush (compare Löw^{No. 219}; rubus fruticosus Linn.; Aramaic סַנְיָא, thorn-bush, Assyrian sinû, Meissn^{ZA vi. 293} blackberry bush (Meissner thinks Aramaic ׳ס loan-word from this); Arabic senna, Lane¹⁴⁴⁹); — absolute ׳ס Exodus 3:2 (twice in verse); Exodus 3:4, מְנֶ֑ה Exodus 3:2; Exodus 3:3 (all E) Deuteronomy 33:16 (akin to E).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bush

From an unused root meaning to prick; a bramble -- bush.

Forms and Transliterations

הַסְּנֶ֑ה הַסְּנֶ֗ה הַסְּנֶֽה׃ הַסְּנֶה֙ הסנה הסנה׃ וְהַסְּנֶ֖ה והסנה סְנֶ֑ה סנה has·sə·neh hasseNeh hassəneh sə·neh seNeh səneh vehasseNeh wə·has·sə·neh wəhassəneh

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 3:2
HEB: אֵ֖שׁ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֑ה וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה
NAS: from the midst of a bush; and he looked,
KJV: out of the midst of a bush: and he looked,
INT: fire the midst of a bush looked and behold

Exodus 3:2
HEB: וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַסְּנֶה֙ בֹּעֵ֣ר בָּאֵ֔שׁ
NAS: and behold, the bush was burning
KJV: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned
INT: looked and behold the bush was burning fire

Exodus 3:2
HEB: בֹּעֵ֣ר בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְהַסְּנֶ֖ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֻכָּֽל׃
NAS: with fire, yet the bush was not consumed.
KJV: with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed.
INT: was burning fire the bush was not consumed

Exodus 3:3
HEB: לֹא־ יִבְעַ֥ר הַסְּנֶֽה׃
NAS: sight, why the bush is not burned up.
KJV: sight, why the bush is not burnt.
INT: is not burned the bush

Exodus 3:4
HEB: אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֗ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה
NAS: to him from the midst of the bush and said,
KJV: unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said,
INT: God the midst of the bush and said Moses

Deuteronomy 33:16
HEB: וּרְצ֥וֹן שֹׁכְנִ֖י סְנֶ֑ה תָּב֙וֹאתָה֙ לְרֹ֣אשׁ
NAS: of Him who dwelt in the bush. Let it come
KJV: of him that dwelt in the bush: let [the blessing] come
INT: and the favor dwelt the bush come to the head

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5572
6 Occurrences

has·sə·neh — 4 Occ.
sə·neh — 1 Occ.
wə·has·sə·neh — 1 Occ.