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Strong's H7699 שַׁד (shad)

Shad means “breast” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7699
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 24
Books 9

Strong's H7699 Quick Answer

Strong's H7699 שַׁד שׁוֹד (shad) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shad (shad) (or shod {shode}) n-m. 1. the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) [probably from H7736 (in its original sense) contracted] It has 24 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include breasts, breast, teats, and paps. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shad (shad) (or shod {shode}) n-m. 1. the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) [probably from H7736 (in its original sense) contracted]
Usage
24 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
breasts, breast, teats, and paps

Meaning and Definition

shad (shad) (or shod {shode}) n-m. 1. the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) [probably from H7736 (in its original sense) contracted] KJV: breast, pap, teat. Root(s): H7736

Original Word
שַׁד שׁוֹד
Transliteration
shad
Derivation
Root: שׁוד First root strongs: 7736
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7699. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

breast

Usage: 1) breast, bosom, (female) breast 1a) breast (of woman) 1b) breast (of animal) 1c) breast (of both human and animal) Also means: shod (שֹׁד "breast" H7699B)

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How Strong's H7699 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shad, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

breasts Genesis 49:25 19× breast Job 24:9 paps Ezekiel 23:21 teats Isaiah 32:12

How Strong's H7699 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 24 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7699 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7699 in the Old Testament

24 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:25 KJV

Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:

Job 3:12 KJV

Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

Job 24:9 KJV

They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.

Usage Excerpts

First 24 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7699.

Genesis 49:25 Old Testament, KJV
Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
Job 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
Job 24:9 Old Testament, KJV
They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor.
Psalms 22:9 Old Testament, KJV
But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts.
Song of Solomon 1:13 Old Testament, KJV
A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
Song of Solomon 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.
Song of Solomon 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
Song of Solomon 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
Song of Solomon 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;
Song of Solomon 8:1 Old Testament, KJV
O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
Song of Solomon 8:8 Old Testament, KJV
We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
Song of Solomon 8:10 Old Testament, KJV
I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
Isaiah 28:9 Old Testament, KJV
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.
Isaiah 32:12 Old Testament, KJV
They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.
Isaiah 60:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.
Isaiah 66:11 Old Testament, KJV
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory.
Lamentations 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.
Ezekiel 16:7 Old Testament, KJV
I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field, and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments: thy breasts are fashioned, and thine hair is grown, whereas thou wast naked and bare.
Ezekiel 23:3 Old Testament, KJV
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
Ezekiel 23:21 Old Testament, KJV
Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth.
Ezekiel 23:34 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
Hosea 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;
Hosea 9:14 Old Testament, KJV
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Joel 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7699, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 8 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 2 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7699 FAQ

What does shad (שַׁד) mean?

Shad (Strong's H7699) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "breast". shad (shad) (or shod {shode}) n-m. 1. the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging) [probably from H7736 (in its original sense) contracted]

How many times is shad (שַׁד) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 24 linked usages for Strong's H7699 across 9 books.

Where can I study shad (שַׁד) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7699 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shad (שַׁד)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as breasts, breast, teats, and paps. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.