Strong H5482סְוֵנֵה
Syene
- Transliteration
- sevênêh sevênâh sevên
- Pronunciation
- {sev-ay-nay'} {sev-ay'-naw} sev-ane'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Of Egyptian derivation;
{Seven} a place in Upper Egypt: - Syene.
{Seven} a place in Upper Egypt: - Syene.
Meaning of the name
Syene = "her veiling (?)"
Detailed definition
Syene, the southern border of Egypt, mentioned in prophecies about Egypt's destruction (Ezek. 29:10; 30:6).
In the biblical story
Syene
Southern border of Egypt, modern-day Aswan
Syene, the southern border of Egypt, mentioned in prophecies about Egypt's destruction (Ezek. 29:10; 30:6).
In the Bible
Strong H5482 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- syene2
First verses
- Ezekiel 29:10Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.
- Ezekiel 30:6Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God.