שָׁנַן
sha.nan
“to sharpen”
Definition
to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
a primitive root;
- to sharpen, whet 1a) (Qal) to whet, sharpen 1b) (Piel) to sharpen, teach (incisively) 1c)(Hithpolel) to be pierced
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
שָׁנַן appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
when I sharpen My flashing sword,and My hand grasps it in judgment,I will take vengeance on My adversariesand repay those who hate Me.
And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
Their arrows are sharpened,and all their bows are strung.The hooves of their horses are like flint;their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
Like a club or sword or sharp arrowis a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
Sharp arrows will come from the warrior,with burning coals of the broom tree!
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.