What does שֵׁן · תַּחַת mean in the Bible?
שֵׁן · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tooth in place of tooth".
Hebrew · H8127, H8478
שֵׁן תַּחַת שֵׁן
A tooth (as sharp ); specifically ivory ; figuratively, a cliff · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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שֵׁן H8127 a tooth (as sharp ); specifically ivory ; figuratively, a cliff
Pronunciation šēn
Sharpness as the dominant property: tooth → ivory's whiteness/hardness → cliff's jagged edge.
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תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
Pronunciation tachtav
Spatial foundation shifting to substitution: beneath becomes "in place of" or "instead of" through positional logic.
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What does שֵׁן תַּחַת שֵׁן (shen tachat shen) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁן · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tooth in place of tooth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8127, H8478?
H8127, H8478 is connected to 566 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. tooth in place of tooth
Strong's H8127, H8478
Lexical occurrences 566 verses Source Gloss
tooth in place of tooth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׁן תַּחַת שֵׁן is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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