סְוֵנֵה

[סְוֵן, < סְרָן], סְוֵנֵה proper name, of a location Syene, city on southern border of Egypt, toward Ethiopia, only in phrase (וְעַדגְּֿבוּל כּוּשׁ) ׳מִמִּגְדֹּל ס Ezk 29,10 compare Ezk 30,6, read probably סְוֵ֫נָה or < סְוָ֫נָה (Coptic Suan), with ה locative (JDMich Sm Co Berthol) = Egyptian Sun, Coptic Suan, modern Aswân; ᵐ5 ἔως Συηνης; read probably סְוָן also Ezk 30,16 (for ᵑ0 סִין q. v.) ᵐ5 Συηνη. — See further Jos^{BJ «JOSEPHUS:Wars of the Jews 4:10»iv. 10}, 5 Strabo^{xxxii.817-820,} Brugsch^{Geogr. Inscr. i. 155; Reiseber. aus Aegypt. 247} Bd^{Egypt.4.323f.} Budge^{Nile 284}.