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Lexicon :: Strong's H8127 - šēn

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שֵׁן
Transliteration
šēn
Pronunciation
shane
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2422a

Strong’s Definitions

שֵׁן shên, shane; from H8150; compare H8143 a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff:—crag, × forefront, ivory, × sharp, tooth.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H8127 in the following manner: teeth (31x), tooth (10x), ivory (10x), sharp (2x), crag (1x), forefront (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x
The KJV translates Strong's H8127 in the following manner: teeth (31x), tooth (10x), ivory (10x), sharp (2x), crag (1x), forefront (1x).

  1. tooth, ivory

    1. tooth

      1. of man, lex talionis, beast

    2. tooth, tine (of fork)

    3. ivory

      1. as material

      2. of commerce

    4. sharp pointed rock

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֵׁן shên, shane; from H8150; compare H8143 a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff:—crag, × forefront, ivory, × sharp, tooth.
STRONGS H8127: Abbreviations
† I. שֵׁן noun feminine1 Samuel 2:13 (yet masculine 1 Samuel 14:5 compare Dr) tooth, ivory; — שׁ׳ absolute Exodus 21:24 +, construct Exodus 21:27 +, שֶׁן׳ Deuteronomy 32:24; suffix שִׁנּם Exodus 21:27; dual שִׁנַּיִם Proverbs 10:26, construct שִׁנֵּי Jeremiah 31:29 +; suffix שִׁנֵּיהֶם Psalm 124:6, שִׁנֵּימוֺ Psalm 58:7, etc.; —
1. tooth:
a. of man, Exodus 21:27 (3 times in verse) (E), Numbers 11:33 (J), Genesis 49:12 (poem in J), Amos 4:6; Songs 4:2; Songs 6:6, רֹעָה שׁ׳ Proverbs 25:19, see II. רעע 2; of lex talionis, תַּחַת שׁ׳ שׁ׳ Exodus 21:24 (E), Leviticus 24:20 (H), שֵׁן בְּשׁ׳ Deuteronomy 19:21; irritated by acid Proverbs 10:26, dulled by it (in proverb of inherited guilt) Jeremiah 31:29, 30; Ezekiel 18:2; חָרַק שׁ׳ Lamentations 2:16; Job 16:9; Psalm 35:16; Psalm 112:10, see חָרַק; אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּ֑י Job 13:14 = risk my life (strike out עַלמָֿה, dittograph; || נַפְשִׁי בְּכַפִּי אָשִׂים); בְּעוֺר שִׁנָּ֑י Job 19:20, see מָלַט Hithp. (other conjectures see Di Bi Bu Du).
b. of beasts : Deuteronomy 32:24, crocodile Job 41:6, locusts Joel 1:6 (teeth of lions); especially figurative of false prophets Micah 3:5, of foes Zechariah 9:7, oppressors Job 29:17, wicked Job 4:10; Psalm 3:8; Psalm 58:7; Psalm 124:6; of their weapons Proverbs 30:14; Psalm 57:5; of Israel shattered by י׳.
c. tooth of a fork, tine, 1 Samuel 2:13 (compare DrSm. 291); of cliff, שֵׁן הַסֶּלַע 1 Samuel 14:4 (twice in verse), compare Job 39:28, הַשֵּׁן 1 Samuel 14:5.
2. ivory, of commerce, קַרְנוֺת שֵׁן Ezekiel 27:15 (i.e. tusks?); as material, מִטּוֺת שׁ׳ Amos 6:4, כִּסֵּאשֿׁ׳ 1 Kings 10:18 2 Chronicles 9:17, בֵּית הַשּׁ׳ 1 Kings 22:39, compare Amos 3:15, הֵיכְלֵי שׁ׳ Psalm 45:9, also Ezekiel 27:6; Songs 5:15; Songs 7:5.

שׁנן (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew [שָׁנַן], שֵׁן).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:12

Exodus

21:24; 21:24; 21:27; 21:27; 21:27

Leviticus

24:20

Numbers

11:33

Deuteronomy

19:21; 32:24; 32:24

1 Samuel

2:13; 2:13; 14:4; 14:5; 14:5

1 Kings

10:18; 22:39

2 Chronicles

9:17

Job

4:10; 13:14; 16:9; 19:20; 29:17; 39:28; 41:6

Psalms

3:8; 35:16; 45:9; 57:5; 58:7; 58:7; 112:10; 124:6; 124:6

Proverbs

10:26; 10:26; 25:19; 30:14

Song of Songs

4:2; 5:15; 6:6; 7:5

Jeremiah

31:29; 31:29; 31:30

Lamentations

2:16

Ezekiel

18:2; 27:6; 27:15

Joel

1:6

Amos

3:15; 4:6; 6:4

Micah

3:5

Zechariah

9:7

H8127

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Strong's Number H8127 matches the Hebrew שֵׁן (šēn),
which occurs 55 times in 48 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:12 - His eyes will be dark from wine, and his teeth white from milk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:24 - eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 21:27 - If he knocks out the tooth of his male servant or his female servant, he will let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 24:20 - fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth - just as he inflicts an injury on another person that same injury must be inflicted on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:33 - But while the meat was still between their teeth, before they chewed it, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck the people with a very great plague.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:21 - You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:24 - They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:13 - Now the priests would always treat the people in the following way: Whenever anyone was making a sacrifice, while the meat was boiling, the priest's attendant would come with a three-pronged fork in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:4 - Now there was a steep cliff on each side of the pass through which Jonathan intended to go to reach the Philistine garrison. One cliff was named Bozez, the other Seneh.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:5 - The cliff to the north was closer to Micmash, the one to the south closer to Geba.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:18 - The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:39 - The rest of the events of Ahab's reign, including a record of his accomplishments and how he built a luxurious palace and various cities, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:17 - The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:10 - There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:14 - Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:9 - His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:20 - My bones stick to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped alive with only the skin of my teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 29:17 - I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:28 - It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:14 - Who can open the doors of its mouth? Its teeth all around are fearsome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 3:7 - Rise up, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Yes, you will strike all my enemies on the jaw; you will break the teeth of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:16 - When I tripped, they taunted me relentlessly, and tried to bite me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:12 - Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:8 - All your garments are perfumed with myrrh, aloes, and cassia. From the luxurious palaces comes the music of stringed instruments that makes you happy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 57:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 57:4 - I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:6 - O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 112:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 112:10 - When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 124:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 124:6 - The LORD deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:26 - Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:19 - Like a bad tooth or a foot out of joint, so is confidence in an unfaithful person at the time of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:14 - There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:2 - Your teeth are like a flock of newly-shorn sheep coming up from the washing place; each of them has a twin, and not one of them is missing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14 - His arms are like rods of gold set with chrysolite. His abdomen is like polished ivory inlaid with sapphires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:6 - Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin; not one of them is missing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - Your neck is like a tower made of ivory. Your eyes are the pools in Heshbon by the gate of Bath-Rabbim. Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon overlooking Damascus.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:29 - "When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have grown numb.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 31:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 31:30 - Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 2:16 - All your enemies gloated over you. They sneered and gnashed their teeth; they said, "We have destroyed her! Ha! We have waited a long time for this day. We have lived to see it!" ע (Ayin)

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 3:16 - He ground my teeth in gravel; he trampled me in the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:2 - "What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, "'The fathers eat sour grapes And the children's teeth become numb?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:6 - They made your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck with cypresses from the Kittean isles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:15 - The Dedanites were your clients. Many coastlands were your customers; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:6 - For a nation has invaded our land. There are so many of them they are too numerous to count. Their teeth are like those of a lion; they tear apart their prey like a lioness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 3:15 - I will destroy both the winter and summer houses. The houses filled with ivory will be ruined, the great houses will be swept away." The LORD is speaking!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:6 - "But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me." The LORD is speaking!

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 6:4 - They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, and sprawl out on their couches. They eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the middle of the pen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:5 - This is what the LORD says: "The prophets who mislead my people are as good as dead. If someone gives them enough to eat, they offer an oracle of peace. But if someone does not give them food, they are ready to declare war on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:7 - I will take away their abominable religious practices; then those who survive will become a community of believers in our God, like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
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