Midvash

סְוֵנֵהÇᵉvênêh

proper name [of a location]: Syene, city on southern border of Egypt, toward Ethiopia (Ezekiel 29:10; Ezekiel 30:6; Ezekiel 30:16)

Pronunciation: sev-ay-nay' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5482

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Ezekiel 29:10 I am now the enemy of both you and your river. I will make the land of Egypt a totally desolate wasteland, from Migdol to Aswan, as far south as the border of Ethiopia.
  • Ezekiel 30:6 “For this is what the Lord says: All of Egypt’s allies will fall, and the pride of her power will end. From Migdol to Aswan they will be slaughtered by the sword, says the Sovereign Lord.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).