ΣΚΗΝ‾Η‾, σκην‾η‾
SKĒN‾Ē‾, skēn‾ē‾
Sounds Like: skay-NAY
Translations: tent, a tent, tabernacle, a tabernacle, dwelling, a dwelling
From the root: ΣΚΗΝΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΣΚΗΝΗΝ, the accusative singular form of ΣΚΗΝΗ. It refers to a tent, booth, or tabernacle, often used in a religious context to denote a sacred dwelling place or the portable sanctuary of the Israelites. It can also refer more generally to any temporary dwelling or habitation.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G4636 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΣΚΗΝΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΗΝΗ — tent, a tent, tabernacle, a tabernacle, dwelling, a dwelling, booth, a booth
- ΣΚΗΝΑΙ — tents, tabernacles, dwellings, booths
- ΣΚΗΝΑΙΣ — in tents, in tabernacles, in dwellings, in booths
- ΣΚΗΝΑΣ — tents, tabernacles, dwellings, booths
- ΣΚΗΝΕΙ — tent, a tent, tabernacle, a tabernacle, dwelling, a dwelling, booth, a booth
- ΣΚΗΝΗ — tent, a tent, tabernacle, a tabernacle, dwelling, a dwelling, booth, a booth
- ΣΚΗΝΗΝ — tent, a tent, tabernacle, a tabernacle, dwelling, a dwelling
- ΣΚΗΝΗΣ — of a tent, of a tabernacle, of a dwelling, of a booth
- ΣΚΗΝΙ — of a tent, of a tabernacle, of a dwelling, of a booth
- ΣΚΗΝΙΔΑ — a tent, a tabernacle, a booth
- ΣΚΗΝΟΥΣ — (of) a tent, (of) the tent, (of) a tabernacle, (of) the tabernacle, (of) a dwelling, (of) the dwelling
- ΣΚΗΝΩΝ — of tents, of tabernacles, of dwellings
- ΣΚΗΝ‾Ω‾ — of tents, of tabernacles, of dwellings
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