08083

08083 שְׁמֹנֶה‎ shëmoneh shem-o-neh’ or

שׁמונה‎ shëmowneh shem-o-neh’ fem.

שׁמנה‎ shëmonah shem-o-naw’ or

שׁמונה‎ shëmownah shem-o-naw’ ; all apparently from 08082 שָׁמֵן‎ shamen through the idea of plumpness or 08080 שָׁמַן‎ shaman ‘’to be or become fat’’; n m num/n f num; [BDB-1032b] {See TWOT on 2411 @@ "2411a" }; שְׁמֹנֶה designates the cardinal number “eight.” In Scripture it may mark quantity, sequence, age, duration, and symbolic completeness.  AV-eight 74, eighteen + 06240 18, eighteenth + 06240 11, eighth 5, eighteen thousand + 07239 1; 109

1) eight, eighth

1a) eight (as cardinal number)

1b) eighth (as ordinal number)

1c) in combination with other numbers

•  As a reference to the symbolic completeness of the Priestly patterns teaching that preparation (i.e. seven) must precede public ministry (eight), urging diligence before deployment of The order by good counsel (wood) like Micah’s prophetic imagery spur the church toward overflowing stewardship and multiplied shepherding of the people. Micah 5:5 “And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight (וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה) principal men.”