שְׁנִינָה
shᵉnîynâh · H8148 · Hebrew · 4 occurrences
Meanings
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taunt
Exact meaning unknown, probably: process when humans undergo ridicule from other humans, which is primarily expressed with words
ExamplesDeuteronomy 28:37 “And you will become an object of horror, a song of mockery, and an object of taunting among all the peoples where the LORD drives you.
2 Chronicles 7:20 then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight; and I will make it a proverb and an object of scorn among all peoples.
Jeremiah 24:9 ‘I will make them an object of terror and an evil for all the kingdoms of the earth, as a disgrace and a proverb, a taunt and a curse in all the places where I will scatter them.
How it’s used In 1 role
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4 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 4
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Near synonyms 6 words
- שְׁאָט shᵉʼâṭ · H7589 · scorn, malice, contempt
- Both denote contempt or scorn, with the other word as "despiteful" and שְׁנִינָה (shᵉnîynâh, H8148) as "byword" or "taunt," and can substitute for each other in contexts of verbal or attitudinal contempt.
- בּוּז bûwz · H937 · contempt
- Both denote scorn or contempt. שְׁנִינָה (shᵉnîynâh, H8148) "byword, taunt" and the other word "contempt, despised" overlap as terms for objects or expressions of disdain.
- לָצוֹן lâtsôwn · H3944 · taunting, scoffing
- Both lexemes denote acts or states of contemptuous speech or mockery, with overlapping semantic content — scornful speech versus a taunting byword — making them near-synonyms.
- קַלָּסָה qallâçâh · H7048 · object of scorn
- Both lexemes denote forms of contemptuous speech directed at someone (mocking, taunt, byword)—genuine same-language near-synonyms that could substitute in overlapping contexts of scorn or derision.
- קֶלֶס qeleç · H7047 · scorn
- Both denote derision and taunting, negative speech or treatment, and can substitute in contexts of mocking speech.
- בִּזָּיוֹן bizzâyôwn · H963 · contempt, scorn, disrespect
- Both denote expressions or states of scorn and disdain. שְׁנִינָה (shᵉnîynâh, H8148) "byword, taunt" is an active reproach or mocking term, whereas בִּזָּיוֹן (bizzâyôwn, H963) "contempt" is the attitude or state of scorn.
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Despise002001002005
- This noun denotes an object of mockery, as in Deuteronomy 28:37's warning that Israel will become an object of horror, a song of mockery, and an object of taunting among the peoples.
Word family 5 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8148. sheninah שְׁנִינָה noun feminine sharp (cutting) word, taunt; — Deu 28:37; 1Ki 9:7…
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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