What does שְׁנִינָה mean in the Bible?
e. a gibe".
Hebrew · H8148
שְׁנִינָה
Something pointed , i.e. a gibe
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שְׁנִינָהH8148
What does שְׁנִינָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁנִינָה is a Hebrew word meaning "something pointed , i.e. a gibe".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8148?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and ridicule (3), ridicule (1).
Where does שְׁנִינָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:37. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (1), Jeremiah (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 Itand ridicule3×Deuteronomy 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20
ridicule1×Jeremiah 24:9
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:37וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הtoand ridiculeConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1 Kings 9:7וְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הtoand ridiculeConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 7:20וְלִשְׁנִינָ֖הtoand ridiculeConjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singularJeremiah 24:9לִשְׁנִינָ֣הtoridiculePreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:37
Aligned rows4
Books represented4
Deuteronomy11 Kings12 Chronicles1Jeremiah1
Source forms
וְלִשְׁנִינָ֖ה2xwə·liš·nî·nāh1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20
וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑ה1xwə·liš·nî·nāhDeuteronomy 28:37
לִשְׁנִינָ֣ה1xliš·nî·nāhJeremiah 24:9
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular3xDeuteronomy 28:37, 1 Kings 9:7, 2 Chronicles 7:20
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xJeremiah 24:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. something pointed , i.e. a gibe
Source Gloss
something pointed , i.e. a gibe
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
something pointed, i.e. a gibe BDB: sharp Usage: byword, taunt.
Word Origins
שְׁנִינָה is built from this root: