What does שַׁד mean in the Bible?
שַׁד is a Hebrew word meaning "the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)".
Hebrew · H7699
שַׁד
The breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
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שַׁדH7699
What does שַׁד mean in the Bible?
שַׁד is a Hebrew word meaning "the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7699?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Your breasts (6), breasts (4), from the breast (2), their breasts (2), and breasts (1).
Where does שַׁד appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Song Of Solomon (8), Ezekiel (4), Isaiah (4), Hosea (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItYour breasts6×Song Of Solomon 4:5, Song Of Solomon 7:3, Song Of Solomon 7:7, Isaiah 32:12
breasts4×Job 3:12, Song Of Solomon 8:1, Isaiah 66:11, Ezekiel 23:21
from the breast2×Job 24:9, Isaiah 28:9
their breasts2×Lamentations 4:3, Ezekiel 23:3
and breasts1×Hosea 9:14
and her breasts1×Song Of Solomon 8:8
and my breasts1×Song Of Solomon 8:10
at the breast1×Joel 2:16
at the breasts1×Isaiah 60:16
breast1×Psalms 22:9
her breasts1×Hosea 2:2
May your breasts1×Song Of Solomon 7:8
my breasts1×Song Of Solomon 1:13
of the breasts1×Genesis 49:25
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:25שָׁדַ֖יִםtoof the breastsNoun - mdJob 3:12שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםtobreastsNoun - mdJob 24:9מִשֹּׁ֣דtofrom the breastPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 22:9שְׁדֵ֥יtobreastNoun - masculine dual constructSong Of Solomon 1:13שָׁדַ֖יtomy breastsNoun - masculine dual construct | first person common singularSong Of Solomon 4:5שָׁדַ֛יִךְtoYour breastsNoun - masculine dual construct | second person feminine singularSong Of Solomon 7:3שָׁדַ֛יִךְtoYour breastsNoun - masculine dual construct | second person feminine singularSong Of Solomon 7:7וְשָׁדַ֖יִךְtoyour breastsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct | second person feminine singularSong Of Solomon 7:8שָׁדַ֙יִךְ֙toMay your breastsNoun - masculine dual construct | second person feminine singularSong Of Solomon 8:1שְׁדֵ֣יtobreastsNoun - masculine dual construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 49:25
Aligned rows24
Books represented9
Genesis1Job2Psalms1Song Of Solomon8Isaiah4Lamentations1Ezekiel4Hosea2Joel1
Source forms
וְשָׁדַ֖יִם2xwə·šā·ḏa·yimSong Of Solomon 8:8, Hosea 9:14
שְׁדֵ֥י2xšə·ḏêPsalms 22:9, Ezekiel 23:21
שָׁדַ֛יִךְ2xšā·ḏa·yiḵSong Of Solomon 4:5, Song Of Solomon 7:3
שָׁדַ֖יִם2xšā·ḏa·yimGenesis 49:25, Isaiah 32:12
וְשֹׁ֥ד1xwə·šōḏIsaiah 60:16
וְשָׁדַ֖י1xwə·šā·ḏaySong Of Solomon 8:10
וְשָׁדַ֖יִךְ1xwə·šā·ḏa·yiḵSong Of Solomon 7:7
וְשָׁדַ֣יִךְ1xwə·šā·ḏa·yiḵEzekiel 23:34
Parsing patterns
Noun - md5xGenesis 49:25, Job 3:12, Isaiah 32:12, Ezekiel 16:7
Noun - masculine dual construct3xPsalms 22:9, Song Of Solomon 8:1, Ezekiel 23:21
Noun - masculine dual construct | second person feminine singular3xSong Of Solomon 4:5, Song Of Solomon 7:3, Song Of Solomon 7:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct | second person feminine singular2xSong Of Solomon 7:7, Ezekiel 23:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - md2xSong Of Solomon 8:8, Hosea 9:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine dual construct | first person common singular1xSong Of Solomon 8:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 60:16
Noun - masculine dual construct | first person common singular1xSong Of Solomon 1:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
Source Gloss
the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) BDB: breast Usage: breast, pap, teat.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שַׁד is built from this root:
שׁוּדH7736