Definition
from H8150; compare H8143 a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
Traditional renderings: crag, × forefront, ivory, × sharp, tooth.
Traditional renderings: crag, × forefront, ivory, × sharp, tooth.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שֵׁן:
- ὀδούςodous“tooth”79%
- ἐλεφάντινοςelephantinos“made of ivory”14%
- ἐνen“in/on/among”4%
- ὁδόςhodos“road”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
55 total
- Genesis 49:12שִׁנַּ֖יִם · and his teethHis eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
- Exodus 21:24שֵׁ֖ן · tooth; שֵׁ֑ן · tooth…eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
- Exodus 21:27שֵׁ֥ן · the tooth; שֵׁ֥ן · the tooth; שִׁנּֽוֹ׃פAnd if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
- Leviticus 24:20שֵׁ֖ן · tooth; שֵׁ֑ן · tooth…fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.
- Numbers 11:33שִׁנֵּיהֶ֔ם · their teethBut while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
- Deuteronomy 19:21שֵׁ֣ן · tooth; בְּשֵׁ֔ן · for toothYou must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- Deuteronomy 32:24וְשֶׁן־ · the fangsThey will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
- 1 Samuel 2:13הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִם…or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling
- 1 Samuel 14:4שֵׁן־ · Now there were cliffs; וְשֵׁן־Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
- 1 Samuel 14:5הַשֵּׁ֧ן · cliffOne cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
- 1 Kings 10:18שֵׁ֖ן · of ivoryAdditionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- 1 Kings 22:39הַשֵּׁן֙ · and the ivoryAs for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- 2 Chronicles 9:17שֵׁ֖ן · of ivoryAdditionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- Job 4:10וְשִׁנֵּ֖י · yet the teethThe lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Job 13:14בְשִׁנָּ֑יWhy do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
- Job 16:9בְּשִׁנָּ֑יו · His teethHis anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
- Job 19:20שִׁנָּֽי׃ · of my teethMy skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
- Job 29:17וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו · from his teethI shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
- Job 39:28שֶׁן־ · cragHe dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
- Job 41:14שִׁנָּ֣יו · teethWho can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?
- Psalm 3:7שִׁנֵּ֖י · the teethArise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalm 35:16שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃ · their teethLike godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
- Psalm 37:12שִׁנָּֽיו׃ · their teethThe wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- Psalm 45:8שֵׁ֝֗ן · of ivoryAll your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
- Psalm 57:4שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶם · whose teethMy soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalm 58:6שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ · their teethO God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Psalm 112:10שִׁנָּ֣יו · his teethThe wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Psalm 124:6לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃ · to their teethBlessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
- Proverbs 10:26לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִם · to the teethLike vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
- Proverbs 25:19שֵׁ֣ן · toothLike a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
- Proverbs 30:14שִׁנָּיו֮ · whose teeth…there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
- Song of Solomon 4:2שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ · Your teethYour teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- Song of Solomon 5:14שֵׁ֔ן · ivoryHis arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires.
- Song of Solomon 6:6שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙ · Your teethYour teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- Song of Solomon 7:4הַשֵּׁ֑ן · [made] of ivoryYour neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
- Jeremiah 31:29וְשִׁנֵּ֥י · and the teeth“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’
- Jeremiah 31:30שִׁנָּֽיו׃ס · his own teethInstead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
- Lamentations 2:16שֵׁ֔ן · their teethAll your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
- Lamentations 3:16שִׁנָּ֔י · my teethHe has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
- Ezekiel 18:2וְשִׁנֵּ֥י · and the teeth“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
- Ezekiel 27:6שֵׁן֙ · inlaid with ivoryOf oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
- Ezekiel 27:15שֵׁן֙ · ivoryThe men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
- Joel 1:6שִׁנָּיו֙ · its teeth; שִׁנֵּ֣י · [are] the teethFor a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.