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Proverbs 25:19
“Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שֵׁןshên · shane
H8127 · Hebrew
H8127 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
- Derivation
- from H8150 (שָׁנַן); compare H8143 (שֶׁנְהַבִּים)
- KJV renderings
- crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.
- Grammar
- שֵׁ֣ן — common noun, both genders, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 55 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 49:12Exodus 21:24Exodus 21:24Exodus 21:27Exodus 21:27
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שֵׁן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.