Senir
'=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.).
Named in 4 verses
- Deuteronomy 3:9 (The Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir.)
- 1 Chronicles 5:23 The children of the half-tribe of Manasseh lived in the land. They increased from Bashan to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.
- Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my bride, with me from Lebanon. Look from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountain
- Ezekiel 27:5 They have made all your planks of cypress trees from Senir. They have taken a cedar from Lebanon to make a mast for you.