Hebrew noun (feminine) · H8127
שֵׁן
shenshane
tooth
55 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: shên
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H8127is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 19 of 39Old Testament books
- 43spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H8127
a tooth
The King James renders it: crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
shen is rendered "tooth". It stands 55 times in the Hebrew text, across nineteen books.
- Eight of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 49:12His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
- The Greek text spells it forty-three different ways.
The first use
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
Genesis 49:12שִׁנַּ֖יִם
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in nineteen of the 39 Old Testament books.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- ivory7
- a tooth6
- teeth its4
- teeth their4
- tooth of4
- and teeth of3
- teeth his3
- the ivory3
- and tooth of2
- teeth2
- teeth my2
- teeth of2
and 12 more, 55 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| שֵׁן | shen | tooth | Uses3 |
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 55, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
43 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- שֵׁ֖ן4
- שֵׁ֔ן3
- וְשִׁנֵּ֥י2
- שֵׁ֑ן2
- שֵׁ֥ן2
- שֵׁ֣ן2
- שֵׁן֙2
- שִׁנָּ֣יו2
- שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙2
- בְּשֵׁ֔ן1
- בְשִׁנָּ֑י1
- בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙1
and 31 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- noun · feminine singular14HNcfsa
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular7HNcfdc/Sp3ms
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural4HNcfdc/Sp3mp
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)4HNcfsc
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular4HTd/Ncfsa
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)3HC/Ncfdc
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Ncfsc
- noun · feminine dual2HNcfda
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)2HNcfdc
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HNcfdc/Sp1bs
- noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singular2HNcfdc/Sp2fs
- preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2HR/Ncfdc/Sp3mp
Genesis
one use
His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth are whiter than milk.
- שִׁנַּ֖יִםshinayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: teeth
Exodus
five uses
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
- שֵׁ֖ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
- שֵׁ֑ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
And if he knocks out the tooth of his manservant or maidservant, he must let the servant go free as compensation for the tooth.
- שֵׁ֥ןshennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tooth of
- שֵׁ֥ןshennoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tooth of
- שִׁנּֽוֹ׃ פshinonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: tooth his
Leviticus
two uses
fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. Just as he injured the other person, the same must be inflicted on him.
- שֵׁ֖ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
- שֵׁ֑ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
Numbers
one use
But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of the LORD burned against the people, and the LORD struck them with a severe plague.
- שִׁנֵּיהֶ֔םshineihemnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: teeth their
Deuteronomy
three uses
You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot.
- שֵׁ֣ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: tooth
- בְּשֵׁ֔ןbeshenpreposition + noun · feminine singulartagged: for tooth
They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
- וְשֶׁן־veshen-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tooth of
1 Samuel
four uses
or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling
- הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםhashinayimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine dualtagged: the prongs
Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
- שֵׁן־shen-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tooth of
- וְשֵׁן־veshen-conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and tooth of
One cliff stood to the north toward Michmash, and the other to the south toward Geba.
- הַשֵּׁ֧ןhashenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the tooth
1 Kings
two uses
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- שֵׁ֖ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
- הַשֵּׁן֙hashenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the ivory
2 Chronicles
one use
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- שֵׁ֖ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
Job
seven uses
The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- וְשִׁנֵּ֖יveshineiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and teeth of
Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
- בְשִׁנָּ֑יveshinaipreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: in teeth my
His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
- בְּשִׁנָּ֑יוbeshinavpreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: with teeth his
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
- שִׁנָּֽי׃shinainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: teeth my
I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
- וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוumishinavconjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: and from teeth his
He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
- שֶׁן־shen-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tooth of
Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?
- שִׁנָּ֣יוshinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth its
Psalms
eight uses
Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- שִׁנֵּ֖יshineinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: teeth of
Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
- שִׁנֵּֽימוֹ׃shineimovnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: teeth their
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
- שִׁנָּֽיו׃shinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth his
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
- שֵׁ֝֗ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- שִׁ֭נֵּיהֶםshineihemnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: teeth their
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹshineimovnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: teeth their
The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- שִׁנָּ֣יוshinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth his
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
- לְשִׁנֵּיהֶֽם׃leshineihempreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: to teeth their
Proverbs
three uses
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
- לַשִּׁנַּ֗יִםlashinayimpreposition with the article + noun · feminine dualtagged: to the teeth
Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
- שֵׁ֣ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
- שִׁנָּיו֮shinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth its
Song of Solomon
four uses
Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shinayikhnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: teeth your
His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is an ivory panel bedecked with sapphires.
- שֵׁ֔ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
Your teeth are like a flock of sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- שִׁנַּ֙יִךְ֙shinayikhnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person feminine singulartagged: teeth your
Your neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.
- הַשֵּׁ֑ןhashenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the ivory
Jeremiah
two uses
“In those days, it will no longer be said: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.’
- וְשִׁנֵּ֥יveshineiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and teeth of
Instead, each will die for his own iniquity. If anyone eats the sour grapes, his own teeth will be set on edge.
- שִׁנָּֽיו׃ סshinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth his
Lamentations
two uses
All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
- שֵׁ֔ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
- שִׁנָּ֔יshinainoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: teeth my
Ezekiel
three uses
“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?
- וְשִׁנֵּ֥יveshineiconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and teeth of
Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
- שֵׁן֙shennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
- שֵׁן֙shennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
Joel
two uses
For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness.
- שִׁנָּיו֙shinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth its
- שִׁנֵּ֣יshineinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: teeth of
Amos
three uses
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.
- הַשֵּׁ֗ןhashenthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singulartagged: the ivory
“I beset all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
- שִׁנַּ֙יִם֙shinayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: teeth
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
- שֵׁ֔ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
Micah
one use
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths:
- בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙beshineihempreposition + noun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: with teeth their
Zechariah
one use
I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
- שִׁנָּ֔יוshinavnoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: teeth its
The letters
Gematria 350· 1,000 mispar gadol
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.
