Definition
from H8150; compare H8143 a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
Traditional renderings: crag, × forefront, ivory, × sharp, tooth.
Traditional renderings: crag, × forefront, ivory, × sharp, tooth.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שֵׁן:
- ὀδούςodous“tooth”79%
- ἐλεφάντινοςelephantinos“made of ivory”14%
- ἐνen“in/on/among”4%
- ὁδόςhodos“road”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
55 total
- Amos 3:15הַשֵּׁ֗ן · of ivoryI 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 4:6שִׁנַּ֙יִם֙ · of teeth“I afflicted 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 6:4שֵׁ֔ן · inlaid with ivoryYou lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
- Micah 3:5בְּשִׁנֵּיהֶם֙ · with their teethThis 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:
- Zechariah 9:7שִׁנָּ֔יו · their teethI 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.