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.
2 Chronicles 13:3 · Word #17
Lexicon H8083
| Lemma | שְׁמֹנֶה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤄 |
| Transliteration | shᵉmôneh |
| Strong's | H8083 |
| Definition | 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. |
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
| Phrase | eight |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8083-02
in eight
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + feminine singular cardinal number in absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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. |
View full lexicon entry for H8083 →
SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in eight
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 is correct; בִּשְׁמֹנֶה literally means 'in eight,' which is proper in numerical military mustering. |