H8150
שָׁנַן
to sharpen
1) to sharpen, whet 1a) (Qal) to whet, sharpen 1b) (Piel) to sharpen, teach (incisively) 1c)(Hithpolel) to be pierced
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
[שָׁנַן] verb whet, sharpen (compare Arabic id.; Aramaic שְׁנִינָא, sharp, etc.; Ethiopic [] III, 2, contend, litigate; hence שֵׁן tooth, Late Hebrew id., Assyrian šinnu, Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic שִׁנָּא, ); —
Qal whet, sharpen: Perfect 1 singular אִם שַׁנּוֺתִ֫י בְּרַק חַרְבִּי (Ges«GKC:67ee»§ 67ee) Deut 32:41, of ׳י's preparation for judgment; 3 plural (כַחֶרֶב) שָֽׁנְנוּ לְשׁוֺנָם Ps 64:4; Ps 140:4 of uttering sharp words; Passive participle שְׁנוּנִים sharpened, of arrows, Isa 5:28; Ps 45:6, figurative of tongue Ps 120:4, of false witness Prov 25:18. Pi`el Perfect consecutive וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ Deut 6:7 i.e. teach the words incisively, German 'einschärfen.' Hithpo`el Imperfect 1 singular Ps 73:21 in my kidneys אֶשְׁתּוֺנָ֑ן I was pierced (of poignant envy).
שׁנן (√ of following; see Biblical Hebrew [שָׁנַן], שֵׁן).
5 occurrences
Deuteronomy (2), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (1)