Quick Definition
tooth
Strong's Definition
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
Derivation: from H8150 (שָׁנַן); compare H8143 (שֶׁנְהַבִּים)
KJV Usage: crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.
TWOT Reference: 2422a
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
: 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁן
shên
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8150
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2422a
Total KJV Occurrences: 55