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Shuni
changed; sleeping
שׁוּנִי shu.ni
Shuni (Hebrew: שׁוּנִי, shu.ni) means “changed; sleeping”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Areli in Genesis 46.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Shuni
son of Gad
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Patriarchal
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 46:16 |
| Last appears | Numbers 26:15 |
| Cross-references | 21 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Ziphion attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Areli attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Arod attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Eri attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ezbon attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Haggi attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gad.
- Ziphion co-occurrence Appears with Ziphion in Genesis 46.
- Haggi co-occurrence Appears with Haggi in Genesis 46.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Gad living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.16;
son of: Gad (H1410);
brother of: Ziphion (H6837), Haggi (H2291), Ezbon (H0675), Eri (H6179), Arod (H0720) and Areli (H0692)
Also named: shu.ni (שׁוּנִי "Shunite" H7765)
§ Shuni = "fortunate"
son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Shunites
Shuni was a son of Gad and the ancestor of the Shunite clan within the tribe of Gad.
The biblical story
Shuni is mentioned in Gen.46.16 and Num.26.15 as one of the sons of Gad who went down to Egypt with Israel (or 'Jacob') and his family. He is listed among the 70 members of Jacob's household who migrated to Egypt during the time of Joseph. In Num.26.15, Shuni is mentioned again in the context of the census taken in the wilderness, where the Shunite clan, descended from Shuni, is counted among the families of Gad. The Shunites were one of the clans that formed the tribe of Gad, which later received its inheritance in the Transjordan region after the Israelites conquered the Promised Land under Joshua's leadership.
Key verses
Shuni appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.
Genesis 46:16 -
The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:
Numbers 26:15
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Genesis (1)
- Genesis 46:16
Numbers (1)
- Numbers 26:15