# שָׁנַן (shanan)

Israeli respelling: sha-nan. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H8150. 9 Old Testament occurrences.

to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate

King James renderings: prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shanan-h8150

## Occurrences

- [Deuteronomy 6:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/6/7) — And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by t…
- [Deuteronomy 32:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/32/41) — If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate…
- [Psalms 45:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/45/5) — Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king’s enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.
- [Psalms 64:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/64/3) — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
- [Psalms 73:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/73/21) — Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins.
- [Psalms 120:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/120/4) — Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
- [Psalms 140:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/140/3) — They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
- [Proverbs 25:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/25/18) — A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
- [Isaiah 5:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/5/28) — Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind: