Bible Location
Meaning: bed-candle; changing · 4 cross references · Modern-day map available
Senir is one of the ancient names used for Hermon, especially in Amorite and northern usage. It is important because it preserves the multilingual and multi-peopled character of the northern mountain world. First appears in Deut 3:9.1
Place meaning
bed-candle; changing
Coordinates
33.42, 35.86
First appears
Deut 3:9
AI summary: Senir matters because it shows that major landmarks like Hermon carried more than one cultural name. Deuteronomy, Chronicles, Song of Songs, and Ezekiel all preserve the northern mountain in this alternate form, which broadens the sense of how Israel related to neighboring peoples and their vocabulary. The cross references present Senir as a northern mountain-name linking poetry, geography, and intercultural memory.1
Place meaning
bed-candle; changing
Latitude
33.42
Longitude
35.86
Bible references
4
=Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deut. 3:9). It means “coat of mail” or “breastplate,” and is equivalent to “Sirion.” Some interpret the word as meaning “the prominent” or “the snowy mountain.” It is properly the name of the central of the three summits of Hermon (q.v.). 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.