What does שֵׁן · ὀδούς mean in the Bible?
שֵׁן · ὀδούς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tooth or teeth".
Hebrew · H8127, G3599
שֵׁן
A tooth (as sharp ); specifically ivory ; figuratively, a cliff · a "tooth"
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שֵׁן H8127 a tooth (as sharp ); specifically ivory ; figuratively, a cliff
Pronunciation šēn
Sharpness as the dominant property: tooth → ivory's whiteness/hardness → cliff's jagged edge.
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ὀδούς G3599 a "tooth"
Pronunciation odoús
Literal tooth; metaphorically, gnashing of teeth signals anguish and judgment in eschatological contexts.
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What does שֵׁן (shen) mean in the Bible?
שֵׁן · ὀδούς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "tooth or teeth".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8127, G3599?
H8127, G3599 is connected to 55 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. tooth or teeth
Strong's H8127, G3599
Lexical occurrences 55 verses Source Gloss
tooth or teeth
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֵׁן is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain