Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shânan

shaw-nan'

שָׁנַן

What it means

to point

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • sharp4
  • whet2
  • diligently1
  • pricked1
  • sharpened1

Every place it appears 9

Deuteronomy6:732:41
Proverbs25:18
Isaiah5:28
shânan — Hebrew word meaning “to point”