"שנהב" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: שֶׁנְהָב [canonical], shenháv [romanization], שֶׁנְהַבִּים [indefinite, plural], שֶׁנְהַב־ [construct, singular], שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: A compound of שֵׁן (shén, “tooth”) and a disputed second element, probably from Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”). Etymology templates: {{der|he|egy|ꜣbw||elephant}} Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=שֶׁנְהַב|g=m|pl=שֶׁנְהַבִּים|plcons=שֶׁנְהַבֵּי|tr=shenháv|wv=שֶׁנְהָב}} שֶׁנְהָב • (shenháv) m (plural indefinite שֶׁנְהַבִּים, singular construct שֶׁנְהַב־, plural construct שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־)
  1. ivory (material)
    Sense id: en-שנהב-he-noun-tYH-vLkk Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Teeth Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 22 28 28 Disambiguation of Teeth: 42 42 8 8
  2. ivory (color)
    Sense id: en-שנהב-he-noun-VVI854EW Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Teeth Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 22 28 28 Disambiguation of Teeth: 42 42 8 8
  3. dentin Synonyms: דֶנְטִין
    Sense id: en-שנהב-he-noun-4yY5xTZp Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 22 28 28
  4. (obsolete) elephant Tags: obsolete Synonyms: פִּיל
    Sense id: en-שנהב-he-noun-zQjExDFt Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 32 32 18 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 22 28 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: חוֹף הַשֶּׁנְהָב (khof ha-shenháv) (english: Ivory Coast)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "Ivory Coast",
      "roman": "khof ha-shenháv",
      "word": "חוֹף הַשֶּׁנְהָב"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "ꜣbw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of שֵׁן (shén, “tooth”) and a disputed second element, probably from Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהָב",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shenháv",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהַבִּים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהַב־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "שֶׁנְהַב",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "שֶׁנְהַבִּים",
        "plcons": "שֶׁנְהַבֵּי",
        "tr": "shenháv",
        "wv": "שֶׁנְהָב"
      },
      "expansion": "שֶׁנְהָב • (shenháv) m (plural indefinite שֶׁנְהַבִּים, singular construct שֶׁנְהַב־, plural construct שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
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          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 22 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 42 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Teeth",
          "orig": "he:Teeth",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ivory (material)"
      ],
      "id": "en-שנהב-he-noun-tYH-vLkk",
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 22 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 42 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Teeth",
          "orig": "he:Teeth",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ivory (color)"
      ],
      "id": "en-שנהב-he-noun-VVI854EW",
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
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          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "22 22 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dentin"
      ],
      "id": "en-שנהב-he-noun-4yY5xTZp",
      "links": [
        [
          "dentin",
          "dentin#English:_Q189637"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "דֶנְטִין"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 32 18 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 22 28 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
      "id": "en-שנהב-he-noun-zQjExDFt",
      "links": [
        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) elephant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "פִּיל"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "he:שנהב"
  ],
  "word": "שנהב"
}
{
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    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Egyptian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Teeth"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "Ivory Coast",
      "roman": "khof ha-shenháv",
      "word": "חוֹף הַשֶּׁנְהָב"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "ꜣbw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "elephant"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A compound of שֵׁן (shén, “tooth”) and a disputed second element, probably from Egyptian ꜣbw (“elephant”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהָב",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shenháv",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהַבִּים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהַב־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "שֶׁנְהַב",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "שֶׁנְהַבִּים",
        "plcons": "שֶׁנְהַבֵּי",
        "tr": "shenháv",
        "wv": "שֶׁנְהָב"
      },
      "expansion": "שֶׁנְהָב • (shenháv) m (plural indefinite שֶׁנְהַבִּים, singular construct שֶׁנְהַב־, plural construct שֶׁנְהַבֵּי־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ivory (material)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ivory (color)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dentin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dentin",
          "dentin#English:_Q189637"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "דֶנְטִין"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "elephant"
      ],
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        [
          "elephant",
          "elephant"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) elephant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "פִּיל"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "he:שנהב"
  ],
  "word": "שנהב"
}

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