Lexicon
סְוֵנֵה
se.ve.neh
H5482
N:N--L Hebrew

Syene

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se.ve.neh is a proper place name marking an endpoint in descriptions of Egypt's reach and downfall.

The term appears as a proper place name in boundary-like statements from Migdol to this location, first in Egypt's coming desolation and then in the fall of its strength.

Senses in use

  1. Place-name endpoint in statements about Egypt · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in the phrase from Migdol to this place. In Ezekiel 29:10 the APB renders Egypt as a waste "from Migdol to Syene"; in Ezekiel 30:6 it renders the descent of Egypt's strength "from Migdol to Syene."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as "Syene" in both verses, within the repeated phrase "from Migdol to Syene." The verse is read as a whole, but its wording confirms the place-name setting of each clause.

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