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Psalms 140:4
“Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁנַןshânan · shaw-nan'
H8150 · Hebrew
H8150 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
- Grammar
- שָֽׁנֲנ֣וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 6:7Deuteronomy 32:41Psalms 45:6Psalms 64:4Psalms 73:21
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 שָׁנַן 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.