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08144 שָׁנִי shaniy [shaw-nee’] of uncertain derivation; n m; [BDB-1040b] [{See TWOT on 2420 @@ "2420a" }] AV-scarlet 34, scarlet + 08438 5, scarlet thread 2, crimson 1; 42
- 1) scarlet, crimson
- 1a) properly, the insect ‘coccus ilicis’, the dried body of the female yielding colouring matter from which is made the dye used for cloth to colour it scarlet or crimson