Hebrew · H8127

שֵׁן

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

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שֵׁן H8127

Pronunciation šēn

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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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 teeth 6× Numbers 11:33, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 58:6

tooth 6× 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 ivory 4× 1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17, Psalms 45:8, Amos 3:15

and the teeth 2× Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2

His teeth 2× Job 16:9, Psalms 112:10

inlaid with ivory 2× Ezekiel 27:6, Amos 6:4

ivory 2× Song Of Solomon 5:14, Ezekiel 27:15

the tooth 2× Exodus 21:27

whose teeth 2× Psalms 57:4, Proverbs 30:14

Your teeth 2× Song Of Solomon 4:2, Song Of Solomon 6:6

[are] the teeth 1× Joel 1:6

[made] of ivory 1× Song Of Solomon 7:4

and his teeth 1× Genesis 49:12

and the ivory 1× 1 Kings 22:39

cliff 1× 1 Samuel 14:5

crag 1× Job 39:28

for tooth 1× Deuteronomy 19:21

from his teeth 1× Job 29:17

his own teeth 1× Jeremiah 31:30

its teeth 1× Joel 1:6

my teeth 1× Lamentations 3:16

Now there were cliffs 1× 1 Samuel 14:4

of my teeth 1× Job 19:20

of teeth 1× Amos 4:6

teeth 1× Job 41:14

the fangs 1× Deuteronomy 32:24

the teeth 1× Psalms 3:7

to the teeth 1× Proverbs 10:26

to their teeth 1× Psalms 124:6

with their teeth 1× Micah 3:5

yet the teeth 1× Job 4:10

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First aligned row Genesis 49:12

Aligned rows 55

Books represented 19

Genesis 1 Exodus 5 Leviticus 2 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 3 1 Samuel 4 1 Kings 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 7 Psalms 8 Proverbs 3 Song Of Solomon 4 Jeremiah 2 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 3 Joel 2 Amos 3 Micah 1 Zechariah 1

Source forms

שֵׁ֖ן 4x šên Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, 1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17

שֵׁ֔ן 3x šên Song Of Solomon 5:14, Lamentations 2:16, Amos 6:4

וְשִׁנֵּ֥י 2x wə·šin·nê Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2

שֵׁ֑ן 2x šên Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20

שֵׁ֥ן 2x šên Exodus 21:27

שֵׁ֣ן 2x šên Deuteronomy 19:21, Proverbs 25:19

שֵׁן֙ 2x šên Ezekiel 27:6, Ezekiel 27:15

שִׁנָּ֣יו 2x šin·nāw Job 41:14, Psalms 112:10

Parsing patterns

Noun - common singular 14x Exodus 21:24, Leviticus 24:20, Deuteronomy 19:21, 1 Kings 10:18

Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular 7x Job 41:14, Psalms 37:12, Psalms 112:10, Proverbs 30:14

Article | Noun - common singular 4x 1 Samuel 14:5, 1 Kings 22:39, Song Of Solomon 7:4, Amos 3:15

Noun - cdc | third person masculine plural 4x Numbers 11:33, Psalms 35:16, Psalms 57:4, Psalms 58:6

Noun - common singular construct 4x Exodus 21:27, 1 Samuel 14:4, Job 39:28

Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc 3x Job 4:10, Jeremiah 31:29, Ezekiel 18:2

Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 32:24, 1 Samuel 14:4

Noun - cd 2x Genesis 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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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שֵׁן

What does שֵׁן (šēn) mean in the Bible?

What does שֵׁן (šēn) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8127?

Where does שֵׁן (šēn) appear in Scripture?

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