Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
boil
Usage: 1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption 1a) of man, leprosy, of man and beast
Strong's Number
H7822
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
6
Strong's H7822 Quick Answer
Strong's H7822 שְׁחִין (shchiyn) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shchiyn (shekh-een') n-m. 1. inflammation, i.e. an ulcer [from an unused root probably meaning to burn] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include boil, botch, burning, and boils. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shchiyn (shekh-een') n-m. 1. inflammation, i.e. an ulcer [from an unused root probably meaning to burn]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- boil, botch, burning, and boils
Meaning and Definition
shchiyn (shekh-een') n-m. 1. inflammation, i.e. an ulcer [from an unused root probably meaning to burn] KJV: boil, botch.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7822. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7822 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shchiyn, 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.
How Strong's H7822 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7822 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 H7822 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7822.
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7822, grouped by book.
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 4 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7822 FAQ
What does shechin (שְׁחִין) mean?
Shechin (Strong's H7822) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "boil". shchiyn (shekh-een') n-m. 1. inflammation, i.e. an ulcer [from an unused root probably meaning to burn]
How many times is shechin (שְׁחִין) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H7822 across 6 books.
Where can I study shechin (שְׁחִין) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7822 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shechin (שְׁחִין)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as boil, botch, burning, and boils. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.