שָׁנִי

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H8144

Transliteration: shânîy

Pronunciation: shaw-nee'

Definition: crimson

Original: שׁני

Transliteration: shânı̂y

Phonetic: shaw-nee'

BDB Definition:

scarlet, crimson
1. 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

Origin: of uncertain derivation

TWOT entry: 2420a