בִּ/שְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה

𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄

shᵉmôneh

eight

שְׁמֹנֶה (shᵉmôneh) is the cardinal number 'eight' in Biblical Hebrew. It is used to denote the quantity eight in counting, measuring, or identifying the number of items or people. The term also has a feminine form, שְׁמֹנָה. As an ordinal, the derived form (שְׁמִינִי) means 'eighth.' The semantic range of שְׁמֹנֶה is largely numerical but may include legal, ritual, or calendrical uses where the sequence or identity of 'the eighth' is significant in Israelite texts.

H8083

2 Chronicles 13:3 · Word #17

Lexicon H8083

Lemmaשְׁמֹנֶה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄
Transliterationshᵉmôneh
Strong'sH8083
Definitionשְׁמֹנֶה (shᵉmôneh) is the cardinal number 'eight' in Biblical Hebrew. It is used to denote the quantity eight in counting, measuring, or identifying the number of items or people. The term also has a feminine form, שְׁמֹנָה. As an ordinal, the derived form (שְׁמִינִי) means 'eighth.' The semantic range of שְׁמֹנֶה is largely numerical but may include legal, ritual, or calendrical uses where the sequence or identity of 'the eighth' is significant in Israelite texts.

Morphology HR/Acfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phraseeight

SIBI-P1 Translation H8083-02

in eight

Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ + feminine singular cardinal number in absolute state.
Rendering RationaleThe base form שְׁמֹנֶה is the feminine singular cardinal number "eight." The prefixed בְּ preposition adds the sense "in," yielding the concise rendering "in eight," preserving both number and morphology.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

in eight

Same as P1Yes
RationaleP1 is correct; בִּשְׁמֹנֶה literally means 'in eight,' which is proper in numerical military mustering.