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Syene

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(key). A city of Egypt bordering on Ethiopia. Situated on the Nile below the first cataract, and noted for its quarries of syenite stone (Ezek. 29:10; 30:6¹⁰Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. (Ezekiel 29:10)
⁶Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. (Ezekiel 30:6)). Syene was an important city during the reigns of the Hyksos, or Shepherd Kings, in Egypt. It is now represented by the Arab village of Aswan.

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Town in the south of Egypt, bordering on Ethiopia (Ezek. 29:10¹⁰Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia. (Ezekiel 29:10); Ezek. 30:6⁶Thus saith the Lord; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. (Ezekiel 30:6)). The expression, “from the tower of Syene,” is better translated “from Migdol to Syene,” even unto the border of Ethiopia, as it is in the margin. The word is really SEVENEH, as in the RV. It is now called Assuan, about 24° N, 33° E.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5482 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Cveneh

Phonic:

sev-ay-nay’

Meaning:

(rather to be written Cvenah {sev-ay'-naw}; for Cven {sev-ane'}; i.e to Seven); of Egyptian derivation; Seven, a place in Upper Egypt

KJV Usage:

Syene

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

her veiling (?)

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Remotest dwelling; bush; opening; key:―place in Upper Egypt, Ezek. 29:10. {Extrema habitatio}