HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8129
שֵׁן
shen — Shen
§ Shen = "crag" a place in Palestine evidently somewhere in the neighbourhood of Mizpah
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Shen
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8127
שֵׁן
shen — tooth
: tooth 1) tooth, ivory 1a) tooth 1a1) of man, lex talionis, beast 1b) tooth, tine (of fork) 1c) ivory 1c1) as material 1c2) of commerce 1d) sharp pointed rock
44 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2833
חֹ֫שֶׁן
cho.shen — breastpiece
1) breastplate, breastpiece 1a) sacred pouch of the high priest designed to hold the Urim and Thummim
21 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3462
יָשֵׁן
ya.shen — to sleep
1) to sleep, be asleep 1a) (Qal) to sleep, go to sleep, be asleep 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to remain a long time, be stored up 1b2) to be festering (of leprosy) 1c) (Piel) to cause to sleep, entice to sleep
19 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1657
גֹּ֫שֶׁן
go.shen — Goshen
§ Goshen = "drawing near" a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1880
דֶּ֫שֶׁן
de.shen — ashes
1) fat ashes, fatness 1a) fatness 1a1) of fertility 1a2) of blessing (fig.) 1b) fat ashes (ashes of victims, mixed with the fat)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1878
דָּשֵׁן
da.shen — to prosper
1) to be fat, grow fat, become fat, become prosperous, anoint 1a) (Qal) of prosperity (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make fat, anoint 1b2) to find fat (of offering-acceptable) 1b3) to take away ashes (from altar) 1c) (Pual) to be made fat 1d) (Hothpael) to fatten oneself (of Jehovah's sword)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3463
יָשֵׁן
ya.shen — sleeping
sleeping
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7597
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל
she.al.ti.el — Shealtiel
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.17; son of: Jehoiachin (H3078); brother of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?); father(?) of Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Shealtiel or Salathiel = "I have asked of God" son of king Jehoiachin or Jeconiah or Coniah of Judah and uncle of Zerubbabel
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7486
רַֽעַמְסֵס
ra.me.ses — Rameses
§ Raamses or Rameses = "child of the sun" a city in lower Egypt built by Hebrew slaves; probably in Goshen
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6367
פִּי הַחִירֹת
pi ha.chi.rot — Pi-hahiroth
§ Pi-hahiroth = "place where sedge grows" the 3rd encampment of the Israelites after leaving Goshen in Egypt and the last one before crossing the Red Sea
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1879
דָּשֵׁן
da.shen — fat
adj 1) fat subst 2) vigorous, stalwart ones
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H204
אֹן
on — On
§ On = "strength or vigour" city in lower Egypt, bordering land of Goshen, centre of sun-worship, residence of Potipherah (priest of On and father-in-law of Joseph)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8128
שֵׁן
shen — tooth
tooth Aramaic of shen (שֵׁן ": tooth" H8127)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8149
שְׂנִיר
she.nir — Senir
Senir or Shenir = "snow mountain" the Amorite name for Mount Hermon Another name of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6226
עָשֵׁן
a.shen — smoking
smoking
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8143
שֶׁנְהַבִּים
shen.hab.bim — ivory
ivory
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1953
יְהוֹשָׁמָע
ho.sha.ma — Hoshama
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?), Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Hoshama = "whom Jehovah hears" one of the sons of Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, the next to last king of Judah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2044
הָשֵׁם
ha.shem — Hashem
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.32; also called Hashem at 1Ch.11.34; Another name of ya.shen (יָשֵׁן "Jashen" H3464) § Hashem = "fat" a Gizonite, father of some sons who were members of David's mighty warriors
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3464
יָשֵׁן
ya.shen — Jashen
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.32; also called Hashem at 1Ch.11.34; Also named: ha.shem (הָשֵׁם "Hashem" H2044) § Jashen = "sleeping" the father of one or more of David's mighty warriors
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3771
כַּרְשְׁנָא
kar.she.na — Carshena
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Est.1.14 § Carshena = "illustrious" one of the 7 princes of Persia and Media under king Ahasuerus
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4443
מַלְכִּירָם
mal.ki.ram — Malchiram
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Malchiram = "my king is high" son of king Jehoiachin of Judah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5072
נְדַבְיָה
ne.dav.yah — Nedabiah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H) and Hoshama (H1953) § Nedabiah = "whom Jehovah impels" one of the sons of king Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) of Judah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7598
שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל
she.al.ti.el — Shealtiel
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.17; son of: Jehoiachin (H3078); brother of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?); father(?) of Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) Aramaic of she.al.ti.el (שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל "Shealtiel" H7597A) § Shealtiel = "I have asked of God" father of Zerubbabel
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
A tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or crag (1 Sam. 7:12), a place between which and Mizpeh Samuel set up his “Ebenezer.” In the Hebrew the word has the article prefixed, “the Shen.” The site is unknown.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.