שנן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־נ־ן (sh-n-n)
3 terms

Cognate with Aramaic שְׁנַן (shnan, “to sharpen”) and Arabic سَنَّ (sanna, “to sharpen”).

Pronunciation

Verb

שָׁנַן • (shanán) (pa'al construction, passive participle שָׁנוּן)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew, transitive, intransitive) to be sharp, to sharpen, whet
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 32:41, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אִם־שַׁנּוֹתִי בְּרַק חַרְבִּי וְתֹאחֵז בְּמִשְׁפָּט יָדִי אָשִׁיב נָקָם לְצָרָי וְלִמְשַׂנְאַי אֲשַׁלֵּם׃
      If I whet My glittering sword, And My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate Me.
  2. (Biblical Hebrew, figuratively) to sharpen (tongue, i.e. verbally attack)
    • Tanach, Psalms 64:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כַחֶרֶב לְשׁוֹנָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מָר׃
      Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;
    • Tanach, Psalms 140:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      שָׁנְנוּ לְשׁוֹנָם כְּמוֹ־נָחָשׁ חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימוֹ סֶלָה׃
      They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah.

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