שָׁנַןshânan

whet, sharpen

Pronunciation: shaw-nan' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8150

Meanings

Qal: whet, sharpen (Deuteronomy 32:41; Psalms 64:4; Psalms 140:4)

Pi`el: incisively (Deuteronomy 6:7)

Hithpo`el: I was pierced, (of poignant envy) (Psalms 73:21)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 6:7 Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.
  • Deuteronomy 32:41 when I sharpen my flashing sword and begin to carry out justice, I will take revenge on my enemies and repay those who reject me.
  • Psalms 45:5 Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies’ hearts. The nations fall beneath your feet.
  • Psalms 64:3 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows.
  • Psalms 73:21 Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.
  • Psalms 120:4 You will be pierced with sharp arrows and burned with glowing coals.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).