McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Shinab

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Shinab


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(Heb. Shinab', ùַׁðְàָá , father's tooth [so. Gesenius as literally; but Hitzig refers the last element to the Arab. for serpent, or the Sanscrit for elephant; while Furst prefers splendor of the Father (i.,e. God)];. Sept. ÓáííáÜñ ; Josephus ÓåíáâÜñçò , Ant. i, 9), the king of Admah at the time of the invasion by Chedorlaomer (Gen_14:2). B.C. cir. 2064.