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Strong's H8127 שֵׁן (shen)

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

Strong's Number H8127
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 48
Books 19

Strong's H8127 Quick Answer

Strong's H8127 שֵׁן (shen) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shen (shane) n-f. 1. a tooth (as sharp) 2. specifically (for H8143) ivory It has 48 linked Bible usages across 19 books. Visible English usage signals include ivory, tooth, sharp, teeth, and forefront. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shen (shane) n-f. 1. a tooth (as sharp) 2. specifically (for H8143) ivory
Usage
48 linked usages
Books
19 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
ivory, tooth, sharp, teeth, and forefront

Meaning and Definition

shen (shane) n-f. 1. a tooth (as sharp) 2. specifically (for H8143) ivory 3. (figuratively) a cliff [from H8150] KJV: crag, X forefront, ivory, X sharp, tooth. Root(s): H8150 See also: H8143

Original Word
שֵׁן
Transliteration
shen
Derivation
Root: שׁנן First root strongs: 8150
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8127. 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)

tooth

Usage: : 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

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How Strong's H8127 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shen, 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.

ivory 1 Kings 10:18 10× tooth Exodus 21:24 sharp 1 Samuel 14:4 crag Job 39:28 forefront 1 Samuel 14:5 teeth Genesis 49:12

How Strong's H8127 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 48 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8127 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 H8127 in the Old Testament

48 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 49:12 KJV

His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.

Exodus 21:24 KJV

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

Exodus 21:27 KJV

And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.

Usage Excerpts

First 48 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8127.

Genesis 49:12 Old Testament, KJV
His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk.
Exodus 21:24 Old Testament, KJV
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Exodus 21:27 Old Testament, KJV
And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake.
Leviticus 24:20 Old Testament, KJV
Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
Numbers 11:33 Old Testament, KJV
And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.
Deuteronomy 19:21 Old Testament, KJV
And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Deuteronomy 32:24 Old Testament, KJV
They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
1 Samuel 2:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
1 Samuel 14:4 Old Testament, KJV
And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines' garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
1 Samuel 14:5 Old Testament, KJV
The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.
1 Kings 10:18 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
1 Kings 22:39 Old Testament, KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Chronicles 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
Job 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Job 13:14 Old Testament, KJV
Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?
Job 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Job 19:20 Old Testament, KJV
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Job 29:17 Old Testament, KJV
And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Job 39:28 Old Testament, KJV
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Job 41:14 Old Testament, KJV
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
Psalms 3:7 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms 35:16 Old Testament, KJV
With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Psalms 37:12 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Psalms 45:8 Old Testament, KJV
All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.
Psalms 57:4 Old Testament, KJV
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 58:6 Old Testament, KJV
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Psalms 112:10 Old Testament, KJV
The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 124:6 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Proverbs 10:26 Old Testament, KJV
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 25:19 Old Testament, KJV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
Proverbs 30:14 Old Testament, KJV
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Song of Solomon 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.
Song of Solomon 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
Song of Solomon 6:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.
Song of Solomon 7:4 Old Testament, KJV
Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.
Jeremiah 31:29 Old Testament, KJV
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Jeremiah 31:30 Old Testament, KJV
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Lamentations 2:16 Old Testament, KJV
All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Lamentations 3:16 Old Testament, KJV
He hath also broken my teeth with gravel stones, he hath covered me with ashes.
Ezekiel 18:2 Old Testament, KJV
What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?
Ezekiel 27:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.
Ezekiel 27:15 Old Testament, KJV
The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.
Joel 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.
Amos 3:15 Old Testament, KJV
And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.
Amos 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Amos 6:4 Old Testament, KJV
That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;
Micah 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.
Zechariah 9:7 Old Testament, KJV
And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8127, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 7 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 8 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 4 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Lamentations 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament
Amos 3 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8127 FAQ

What does shen (שֵׁן) mean?

Shen (Strong's H8127) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "ivory". shen (shane) n-f. 1. a tooth (as sharp) 2. specifically (for H8143) ivory

How many times is shen (שֵׁן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 48 linked usages for Strong's H8127 across 19 books.

Where can I study shen (שֵׁן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8127 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shen (שֵׁן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ivory, tooth, sharp, teeth, forefront, and crag. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.