Strong's H8127 · Hebrew
שֵׁן
shên · /shane/
Definition
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
KJV: crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.
Root / derivation: from H8150 (שָׁנַן); compare H8143 (שֶׁנְהַבִּים)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שֵׁן across 48 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
48 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus2 verses
Leviticus1 verse
Deuteronomy2 verses
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy 32:24They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust. heat: Heb. coals
1 Samuel3 verses
And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
1 Samuel 14:4And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
1 Samuel 14:5The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. forefront: Heb. tooth
1 Kings2 verses
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings 22:39Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Chronicles1 verse
Job7 verses
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Job 13:14Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Job 16:9He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Job 19:20My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. and to: or, as to
Job 29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. the jaws: Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinders plucked: Heb. cast
Job 39:28She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Job 41:14Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Psalms8 verses
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms 35:16With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. plotteth: or, practiseth
Psalms 45:8All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms 112:10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 124:6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Proverbs3 verses
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 25:19Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 30:14There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Song of Solomon4 verses
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
Song of Solomon 5:14His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Song of Solomon 6:6Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
Song of Solomon 7:4Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
Jeremiah2 verses
Lamentations2 verses
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Lamentations 3:16He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes. covered: or, rolled me in the ashes
Ezekiel3 verses
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
Ezekiel 27:6Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim. the company: or, they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden company: Heb. daughter
Ezekiel 27:15The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
Amos3 verses
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
Amos 4:6And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall; stretch: or, abound with superfluities
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8127 (shên) mean?
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
How many times does H8127 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8127 (שֵׁן) appears in 48 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “teeth.”
How is shên translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8127 is rendered as “teeth” (31×), “ivory” (10×), “tooth” (9×), “sharp” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שֵׁן come from?
from H8150 (שָׁנַן); compare H8143 (שֶׁנְהַבִּים)