- Original: שׁוּני - Transliteration: Shuwniy - Phonetic: shoo-nee' - Definition: Shuni = fortunate 1. son of Gad and progenitor of the family of Shunites - Origin: from an unused root meaning to rest - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From an unused root meaning to rest; quiet; Shuni an Israelite: - Shuni. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Shuni, 2 Genesis 46:16; Numbers 26:15