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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 39
    Old Testament books
  • 43
    spellings

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

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.

שֵׁןshentoothUses3

Other numbers on this spelling

Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.

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.

    Genesis 49:12

    • שִׁנַּ֖יִםshinayimnoun · feminine dualtagged: teeth

Exodus

five uses
  • eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

    Exodus 21:24

    • 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.

    Exodus 21:27

    • 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.

    Leviticus 24:20

    • 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.

    Numbers 11:33

    • 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.

    Deuteronomy 19:21

    • 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.

    Deuteronomy 32:24

    • 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

    1 Samuel 2:13

    • 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.

    1 Samuel 14:4

    • 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.

    1 Samuel 14:5

    • 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.

    1 Kings 10:18

    • 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?

    1 Kings 22:39

    • 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.

    2 Chronicles 9:17

    • 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.

    Job 4:10

    • 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?

    Job 13:14

    • 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.

    Job 16:9

    • 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.

    Job 19:20

    • 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.

    Job 29:17

    • 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.

    Job 39:28

    • שֶׁן־shen-noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: tooth of
  • Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth?

    Job 41:14

    • 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.

    Psalms 3:7

    • שִׁנֵּ֖יshineinoun · feminine dual · in construct (“…of”)tagged: teeth of
  • Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

    Psalms 35:16

    • 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,

    Psalms 37:12

    • 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.

    Psalms 45:8

    • 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.

    Psalms 57:4

    • 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.

    Psalms 58:6

    • 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.

    Psalms 112:10

    • 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.

    Psalms 124:6

    • 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.

    Proverbs 10:26

    • 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.

    Proverbs 25:19

    • 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.

    Proverbs 30:14

    • 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.

    Song of Solomon 4:2

    • 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.

    Song of Solomon 5:14

    • 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.

    Song of Solomon 6:6

    • 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.

    Song of Solomon 7:4

    • 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.’

    Jeremiah 31:29

    • 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.

    Jeremiah 31:30

    • 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!”

    Lamentations 2:16

    • שֵׁ֔ןshennoun · feminine singulartagged: a tooth
  • He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.

    Lamentations 3:16

    • 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’?

    Ezekiel 18:2

    • 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.

    Ezekiel 27:6

    • שֵׁן֙shennoun · feminine singulartagged: ivory
  • The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.

    Ezekiel 27:15

    • 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.

    Joel 1:6

    • 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.

    Amos 3:15

    • 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.

    Amos 4:6

    • 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.

    Amos 6:4

    • 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:

    Micah 3:5

    • 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.

    Zechariah 9:7

    • 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.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESH gloss (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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