שָׁאַן
shâʼan · shaw-an'
to loll, i.e. be peaceful
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to loll, i.e. be peaceful
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be at ease, be quiet, rest. See also H1052 (בֵּית שְׁאָן).
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader › the seed, life continuing
To consume, to destroy of strength, the leader of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁאַן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- rest1 · 20%
- and shall be quiet1 · 20%
- and be quiet1 · 20%
- and at ease1 · 20%
- hath been at ease1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.