thousands
shin.an denotes a large number in the setting of ascent, captives, gifts, and God's dwelling.
The sole attested use presents shin.an as a large-number noun within Psalm 68:18's scene of ascent, captives, gifts, and the LORD God's dwelling.
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A large number in an ascent scene · dominant
In Psalm 68:18, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in a verse describing ascent on high, captives led in train, gifts received from men, and the LORD God dwelling there. The APB renders the surrounding verse as “You ascended on high; you led captives in your train; you received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God might dwell there,” but it does not isolate this noun with a corresponding English expression.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 68:18, the APB presents the larger scene of ascent, captives, gifts, and God's dwelling, without an identifiable word-for-word rendering of the noun.