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Webster 1913 Edition
Sciniph
Scin′iph
,Noun.
[L.
scinifes
, cinifes
, or ciniphes
, pl., Gr. [GREEK].] Some kind of stinging or biting insect, as a flea, a gnat, a sandfly, or the like.
Ex. viii. 17 (Douay version).
Definition 2024
sciniph
sciniph
English
Noun
sciniph (plural sciniphs)
- (obsolete) Some kind of stinging or biting insect; a flea, gnat, sandfly, or the like.
- And Aaron stretched forth his hand, holding the rod: and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came sciniphs on men and on beasts: all the dust of the earth was turned into sciniphs through all the land of Egypt. Exodus 8:17 (Douay version)