What does שְׁחִין (šĕḥîn) mean in the Bible?
שְׁחִין (šĕḥîn): A painful, inflamed skin condition; used of plague afflictions sent by God as judgment
Hebrew · H7822
שְׁחִין
Inflammation , i.e. an ulcer
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שְׁחִיןH7822
Pronunciationšĕḥîn
What does שְׁחִין (šĕḥîn) mean in the Bible?
שְׁחִין (šĕḥîn): A painful, inflamed skin condition; used of plague afflictions sent by God as judgment
Full entry for שְׁחִין (H7822) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7822?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include boils (4), the boil (2), - (1), a boil (1), from the boil (1).
Where does שְׁחִין (šĕḥîn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (4), Leviticus (4), Deuteronomy (2), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itboils4×Exodus 9:9, Exodus 9:10, Deuteronomy 28:35, Job 2:7
the boil2×2 Kings 20:7, Isaiah 38:21
-1×Exodus 9:11
a boil1×Leviticus 13:18
from the boil1×Leviticus 13:23
in the boil1×Leviticus 13:20
the boil was1×Leviticus 13:19
the boils1×Exodus 9:11
you with the boils1×Deuteronomy 28:27
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Exodus 9:9לִשְׁחִ֥יןtoboilsPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singularExodus 9:10שְׁחִין֙toboilsNoun - masculine singularExodus 9:11הַשְּׁחִ֑יןtothe boilsArticle | Noun - masculine singularExodus 9:11הַשְּׁחִ֔יןto-Article | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:18שְׁחִ֑יןtoa boilNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:19הַשְּׁחִין֙tothe boil wasArticle | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:20בַּשְּׁחִ֥יןtoin the boilPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularLeviticus 13:23הַשְּׁחִ֖יןtofrom the boilArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 28:27בִּשְׁחִ֤יןtoyou with the boilsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructDeuteronomy 28:35בִּשְׁחִ֣יןtoboilsPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowExodus 9:9
Aligned rows13
Books represented6
Exodus4Leviticus4Deuteronomy22 Kings1Job1Isaiah1
Source forms
הַשְּׁחִ֖ין3xhaš·šə·ḥînLeviticus 13:23, 2 Kings 20:7, Isaiah 38:21
בִּשְׁחִ֣ין2xbiš·ḥînDeuteronomy 28:35, Job 2:7
בִּשְׁחִ֤ין1xbiš·ḥînDeuteronomy 28:27
בַּשְּׁחִ֥ין1xbaš·šə·ḥînLeviticus 13:20
הַשְּׁחִ֑ין1xhaš·šə·ḥînExodus 9:11
הַשְּׁחִ֔ין1xhaš·šə·ḥînExodus 9:11
הַשְּׁחִין֙1xhaš·šə·ḥînLeviticus 13:19
לִשְׁחִ֥ין1xliš·ḥînExodus 9:9
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular6xExodus 9:11, Leviticus 13:19, Leviticus 13:23, 2 Kings 20:7
Noun - masculine singular2xExodus 9:10, Leviticus 13:18
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular2xDeuteronomy 28:35, Job 2:7
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 28:27
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xLeviticus 13:20
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular1xExodus 9:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A painful, inflamed skin condition; used of plague afflictions sent by God as judgment
Source Gloss
inflammation , i.e. an ulcer
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A painful, inflamed skin condition; used of plague afflictions sent by God as judgment
inflammation, i.e. an ulcer BDB: boil Usage: boil, botch.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
Inflamed sore or boil.
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Why This Word Matters
Identifies the physical affliction addressed by God’s healing.Isaiah 38:21-22
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