שְׁנִינָה
šĕnînâ
sharp
Strong's H8148NounHebrewTWOT 2422b

שְׁנִינָה (šĕnînâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning sharp. It appears 4 times in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8148).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2422b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2422b)sharp, word, taunt; pointed, gibe; byword
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׁנִינָה noun, feminine: sharp, word, taunt

sharp (cutting) word, taunt

Strong's H8148 שְׁנִינָה: something pointed, i.e. a gibe
KJV:byword, taunt.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2422: שָׁנַן šānan — whet, sharpen; incisively; point, pierce, inculcate; prick, sharp, teach diligently

See it in Scripture

1 Kings 9:72 Chronicles 7:20Jeremiah 24:9

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