שְׁמִינִי shemini

Hebrew word for “eighth” · Strong’s H8066 · used 28 times in 27 verses

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Meaning

eighth (ordinal number)

How it is translated

Glosses given for shemini in context, with how often each is used:

• eighth 28

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Leviticus 14 (2), Leviticus 15 (2), Leviticus 23 (2), 1 Kings 12 (2), Exodus 22 (1), Leviticus 9 (1), Leviticus 12 (1), Leviticus 22 (1), Leviticus 25 (1), Numbers 6 (1)

Forms

• השׁמיני 27
• השׁמינת 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with shemini more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עֲצָרָה atsarah “assembly” 4
• חַג chag “feast” 5
• שֶׁבַע sheva “seven” 7
• חֹדֶשׁ chodesh “month” 6
• תֹּר tor “turtledove” 3
• עָשָׂר asar “ten” 5
• אֹהֶל ohel “tent” 5
• שְׁנַיִם shenayim “two” 6
• כֹּהֵן kohen “priest” 6
• פֶּתַח petach “entrance” 4
• יוֹנָה yonah “dove” 3
• מוֹעֵד moed “meeting” 4

Key verses

The verses using shemini that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Leviticus 9:1 — And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
• Leviticus 12:3 — And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
• Leviticus 14:10 — And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a…
• Leviticus 15:14 — And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,…
• Leviticus 23:36 — Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made…
• Numbers 6:10 — And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:
• 1 Kings 6:38 — And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the…
• 1 Kings 8:66 — On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had…
• 1 Kings 12:32 — And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So…
• Nehemiah 8:18 — Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a…
• Ezekiel 43:27 — And when these days are expired, it shall be, that upon the eighth day, and so forward, the priests shall make your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your…
• Zechariah 1:1 — In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.