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Hebrew · H8127

שֵׁן

A tooth (as sharp ); specifically ivory ; figuratively, a cliff

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שֵׁןH8127
Pronunciationšēn

What does שֵׁן (šēn) mean in the Bible?

שֵׁן (šēn): Sharpness as the dominant property: tooth → ivory's whiteness/hardness → cliff's jagged edge.

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Questions this entry answers

What does שֵׁן (šēn) mean in the Bible?

שֵׁן (šēn): Sharpness as the dominant property: tooth → ivory's whiteness/hardness → cliff's jagged edge.

How does the BSB render H8127?

The BSB source-word alignment has 55 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include their teeth (6), tooth (6), . . . (4), of ivory (4), and the teeth (2).

Where does שֵׁן (šēn) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 49:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (8), Job (7), Exodus (5), 1 Samuel (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
their teeth6×Numbers 11:33, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 58:6
tooth6×Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21, Proverbs 25:19
. . .4×Exodus 21:27, 1 Samuel 2:13, 1 Samuel 14:4, Job 13:14
of ivory4×1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17, Psalms 45:8, Amos 3:15
and the teeth2×Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2
His teeth2×Job 16:9, Psalms 112:10
inlaid with ivory2×Ezekiel 27:6, Amos 6:4
ivory2×Song Of Solomon 5:14, Ezekiel 27:15
the tooth2×Exodus 21:27
whose teeth2×Psalms 57:4, Proverbs 30:14
Your teeth2×Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6
[are] the teeth1×Joel 1:6
[made] of ivory1×Song Of Solomon 7:4
and his teeth1×Genesis 49:12
and the ivory1×1 Kings 22:39
cliff1×1 Samuel 14:5
crag1×Job 39:28
for tooth1×Deuteronomy 19:21
from his teeth1×Job 29:17
his own teeth1×Jeremiah 31:30
its teeth1×Joel 1:6
my teeth1×Lamentations 3:16
Now there were cliffs1×1 Samuel 14:4
of my teeth1×Job 19:20
of teeth1×Amos 4:6
teeth1×Job 41:14
the fangs1×Deuteronomy 32:24
the teeth1×Psalms 3:7
to the teeth1×Proverbs 10:26
to their teeth1×Psalms 124:6
with their teeth1×Micah 3:5
yet the teeth1×Job 4:10
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 49:12שִׁנַּ֖יִםtoand his teethNoun - cdExodus 21:24שֵׁ֖ןtotoothNoun - common singularExodus 21:24שֵׁ֑ןtotoothNoun - common singularExodus 21:27שֵׁ֥ןtothe toothNoun - common singular constructExodus 21:27שִׁנּֽוֹ׃פto. . .Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singularExodus 21:27שֵׁ֥ןtothe toothNoun - common singular constructLeviticus 24:20שֵׁ֖ןtotoothNoun - common singularLeviticus 24:20שֵׁ֑ןtotoothNoun - common singularNumbers 11:33שִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םtotheir teethNoun - cdc | third person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 19:21שֵׁ֣ןtotoothNoun - common singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 49:12
Aligned rows55
Books represented19
Genesis1Exodus5Leviticus2Numbers1Deuteronomy31 Samuel41 Kings22 Chronicles1Job7Psalms8Proverbs3Song Of Solomon4Jeremiah2Lamentations2Ezekiel3Joel2Amos3Micah1Zechariah1
Source forms
שֵׁ֖ן4xšênExodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, 1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17
שֵׁ֔ן3xšênSong Of Solomon 5:14, Lamentations 2:16, Amos 6:4
וְשִׁנֵּ֥י2xwə·šin·nêJeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2
שֵׁ֑ן2xšênExodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20
שֵׁ֥ן2xšênExodus 21:27
שֵׁ֣ן2xšênDeuteronomy 19:21, Proverbs 25:19
שֵׁן֙2xšênEzekiel 27:6, Ezekiel 27:15
שִׁנָּ֣יו2xšin·nāwJob 41:14, Psalms 112:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - common singular14xExodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21, 1 Kings 10:18
Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular7xJob 41:14, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 112:10, Proverbs 30:14
Article | Noun - common singular4x1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Kings 22:39, Song Of Solomon 7:4, Amos 3:15
Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural4xNumbers 11:33, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 58:6
Noun - common singular construct4xExodus 21:27, 1 Samuel 14:4, Job 39:28
Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc3xJob 4:10, Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct2xDeuteronomy 32:24, 1 Samuel 14:4
Noun - cd2xGenesis 49:12, Amos 4:6
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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