Lexical Summary shemini: eighth, sheminith Original Word: שְׁמִינִי Strong's Exhaustive Concordance eight From shmoneh; eight -- eight. see HEBREW shmoneh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as shemoneh Definition eighth (an ord. number) NASB Translation eighth (28), sheminith (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs שְׁמִינִי יִ֯ת31 adjective number eighth; — בַּיּוֺם הַשְּׁמִינִי Exodus 22:29 16t.; ׳חַחֹדֶשׁ הַשּׁ 1 Kings 6:38 4t.; masculine noun omitted 1 Chronicles 24:10 4t.; הַשָּׁנָח חַשְּׁמִינִת Leviticus 25:22; elsewhere only phrase, עַלהִֿשְּׁמִינִית 1 Chronicles 15:21, and titles Psalm 6:1; Psalm 12:1, usually according to the eighth key, or on the octave, but wholly dubious. Topical Lexicon Range and Basic Sense שְׁמִינִי (shemini) functions as the ordinal “eighth,” pointing to what follows a complete seven-day span. Within Scripture it recurs about twenty-eight times, almost always marking decisive transitions: from consecration to service, from impurity to restoration, from celebration to renewed obedience. Pentateuchal Patterns 1. Consecration of the priesthood: “On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons” (Leviticus 9:1). After a full week of separation, the priesthood moves from probation to public ministry. Historical Narratives • Solomon’s temple dedication (1 Kings 8:66; 2 Chronicles 7:9-10): after a seven-day festival, the people are blessed and dismissed on the eighth day. Prophetic and Eschatological Use In Ezekiel’s temple vision the new altar is inaugurated: “When these days are over, then from the eighth day onward the priests shall offer your burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar” (Ezekiel 43:27). The future sanctuary, like the Mosaic tabernacle, begins its full ministry on an eighth day, hinting at ultimate restoration. Theological Motifs 1. Completion plus one: Seven signals fullness; eight announces something beyond—renewal, resurrection, a new creation. Christological Resonances Early Christian preaching saw in the “eighth day” the pattern of the first day of the week, the day of Christ’s resurrection. While the Old Testament never uses שְׁמִינִי for Sunday explicitly, the consistent scriptural rhythm—work of redemption following a completed seven—lays conceptual groundwork for assembling on “the first day” (e.g., John 20:19; Acts 20:7). Practical Ministry Insights • Discipleship: New believers often need a “seven-day” season of grounding before public service; patterned onboarding echoes Leviticus 9. Summary שְׁמִינִי threads through the Law, the Writings, and the Prophets as a divinely appointed hinge between completion and fresh beginning. Whether marking priestly inauguration, covenantal circumcision, festal culmination, or eschatological renewal, the “eighth day” invites the people of God—ancient and contemporary—to step from finished work into fuller fellowship and forward-looking service. Forms and Transliterations הַשְּׁמִינִ֑י הַשְּׁמִינִ֔י הַשְּׁמִינִ֔ת הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י הַשְּׁמִינִ֗י הַשְּׁמִינִ֛י הַשְּׁמִינִ֜י הַשְּׁמִינִ֡י הַשְּׁמִינִ֣י הַשְּׁמִינִֽי׃ הַשְּׁמִינִי֙ השמיני השמיני׃ השמינת haš·šə·mî·nî haš·šə·mî·niṯ hashshemiNi hashshemiNit haššəmînî haššəmîniṯLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Exodus 22:30 HEB: אִמּ֔וֹ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁמִינִ֖י תִּתְּנוֹ־ לִֽי׃ NAS: days; on the eighth day KJV: it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day INT: mother day the eighth shall give Leviticus 9:1 Leviticus 12:3 Leviticus 14:10 Leviticus 14:23 Leviticus 15:14 Leviticus 15:29 Leviticus 22:27 Leviticus 23:36 Leviticus 23:39 Leviticus 25:22 Numbers 6:10 Numbers 7:54 Numbers 29:35 1 Kings 6:38 1 Kings 8:66 1 Kings 12:32 1 Kings 12:33 1 Chronicles 12:13 1 Chronicles 24:10 1 Chronicles 25:15 1 Chronicles 26:5 1 Chronicles 27:11 1 Chronicles 27:11 2 Chronicles 7:9 28 Occurrences |
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