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וַשְׁנִי

𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉

Vasheni

H2059 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; possibly originally an ordinal marker ('second'), but used as a personal name in later manuscripts/traditions

Definition

Personal name: Vashni. Used as a proper masculine name to designate an individual within a genealogical list; most prominently, a descendant of Samuel. The name itself lacks a transparent meaning in Hebrew and serves primarily as an identifier for a specific Israelite individual.

Semantic Range

personal name of an Israelite; possibly originally 'second (son)' as a positional marker in a list

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The word וַשְׁנִי does not have a clear derivation from a known Hebrew root. While it may be linked in tradition to roots like שׁמר ('to guard, keep') or secondarily to names such as יִשְׁמְרַי (Ishmerai), direct linguistic evidence is lacking. The form does not transparently correspond to common binyan patterns and does not have a clear sense component beyond personal naming.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name Vashni occurs in 1 Chronicles 6:28 [6:13 in Hebrew], listed as a son of Samuel. There is confusion in some translations and textual traditions, as parallel passages (such as 1 Samuel 8:2) provide the names of Samuel’s sons as Joel and Abijah, whereas this passage names Vashni and Abiah. Some scholars suggest וַשְׁנִי may be textual corruption or a misreading/variation resulting from manuscript transmission, and in Masoretic tradition, it has even been translated as 'and the second (son)' rather than as a proper name. LXX (Greek Septuagint) and some Jewish commentaries do not include a personal name 'Vashni' and instead read the word functionally. The use as a personal name is limited to this genealogical context and is not attested elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible. English translations often retain 'Vashni' as a name but may obscure the textual uncertainty and potential that it originally meant 'and the second.' This demonstrates the ambiguity between personal names and glosses for ordinal position (i.e., second-born).

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

probably from יִשְׁמְרַי; weak; Vashni, an Israelite; Vashni.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain; possibly 'second' as an ordinal marker

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2059-01 וַשְׁנִ֖י vasheni HNp and the second Vashni 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2059-01 1 Chronicles 6:13 וַשְׁנִ֖י vasheni HNp and the second Vashni
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