Word Study · Strong's H8132 · Hebrew

שָׁנָא

shana

shaw-naw'

Strong's 1890 spelling: shânâʼ

“to alter”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to alter

Rendered in the KJV as

change.

3
occurrencesin the Old Testament
3 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

וְשִׁנָּ֕א1
יִשְׁנֶ֖א1
יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃1

How it is rendered · 2

it is changed2
and he changed1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 3

Hc/Vpq3ms1
verb · intensive passive (pual), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular1

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Hc/Vpq3ms · 1
HVPi3ms · 1
HVqi3ms · 1

All 3, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Kings1 of 3 · 33%
Ecclesiastes1 of 3 · 33%
Lamentations1 of 3 · 33%

2 Kings carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

2 Kings1 occurrence

2 Kings 25:29וְשִׁנָּ֕אveshina'Hc/Vpq3msSo Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.here: and he changed

Ecclesiastes1 occurrence

Ecclesiastes 8:1יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃yeshune'verb · intensive passive (pual), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWho is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.here: it is changed

Lamentations1 occurrence

Lamentations 4:1יִשְׁנֶ֖אyishne'verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHow the gold has become tarnished, the pure gold has become dull! The gems of the temple lie scattered on every street corner.here: it is changed

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