שָׁנַן shânan

Meaning

to point (transitive or intransitive); intensively, to pierce; figuratively, to inculcate

In the King James Version: prick, sharp(-en), teach diligently, whet.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Deuteronomy 6:7 And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
• Deuteronomy 32:41 when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me.
• Psalms 45:5 Your arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s foes; the nations fall beneath your feet.
• Psalms 64:3 who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
• Psalms 73:21 When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,
• Psalms 120:4 Sharp arrows will come from the warrior, with burning coals of the broom tree!
• Psalms 140:3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
• Proverbs 25:18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.
• Isaiah 5:28 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.