שָׁנַן (šānan) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning whet. It appears
9 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H8150).
Also rendered
to sharpen
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2422)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2422)whet, sharpen; incisively; point, pierce, inculcate; prick, sharp, teach diligently
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁנַןverb: whet, sharpen
Qalwhet, sharpen
Pielteach the words incisively
Strong's H8150שָׁנַן: to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate KJV:prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.
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.