Shanah שָׁנָה
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| שָׁנָה | |
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| Transliteration | shanah |
| Strong's number | H8138 (H8138A, H8138B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to change |
| Occurrences | 21 in 20 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (4) |
Shanah (Hebrew שָׁנָה, Strong's H8138) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to change”. It occurs 21 times in 20 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H8138A: to change
1) change, alter
1a) (Qal) to change
1b) (Piel) to change, alter
1c) (Pual) to be changed, mollified
1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself
1a) (Qal) to change
1b) (Piel) to change, alter
1c) (Pual) to be changed, mollified
1d) (Hithpael) to disguise oneself
H8138B: to repeat
1) to repeat, do again
1a) (Qal) to do again
1b) (Niphal) to be repeated
1a) (Qal) to do again
1b) (Niphal) to be repeated
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | time (3), again (3), change (3), changed (2), diverse (2), doubled (1), disguise (1), preferred (1), changest (1), alter (1), repeateth (1), returneth (1), and 1 other rendering |
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| BSB | two versions (1), he changed (1), need to strike him twice (1), strike him again (1), disguise yourself (1), they did it a second time (1), you do it again (1), different design (1), transferred her (1), are different (1), you change (1), they spoke (1), and 8 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Shanah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 41:32And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.Moreover, because the dream was given to Pharaoh in two versions, the matter has been decreed by God, and He will carry it out shortly.
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 21:13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.So he changed his behavior before them and feigned madness in their hands; he scratched on the doors of the gate and let his saliva run down his beard.
- 1 Samuel 26:8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 20:10But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach and spilled out his intestines on the ground. And Joab did not need to strike him again, for Amasa was dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 14:2And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.and Jeroboam said to his wife, “Now get up, disguise yourself so they will not recognize you as my wife, and go to Shiloh. For Ahijah the prophet is there; it was he who spoke about my kingship over this people.
- 1 Kings 18:34And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 13:21Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.but I warned them, “Why are you camping in front of the wall? If you do it again, I will lay hands on you.” From that time on, they did not return on the Sabbath.
Esther
- Esther 1:7And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
- Esther 2:9And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.
- Esther 3:8And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
Job
- Job 14:20Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.You forever overpower him, and he passes on; You change his countenance and send him away.
- Job 29:22After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
Psalms
- Psalm 89:34My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 17:9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.
- Proverbs 24:21My son, fear thou the Lord and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change:My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
- Proverbs 26:11As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
- Proverbs 31:5Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.lest they drink and forget what is decreed, depriving all the oppressed of justice.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 2:36Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.How unstable you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria.
- Jeremiah 52:33And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life.
Malachi
- Malachi 3:6For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.“Because I, the LORD, do not change, you descendants of Jacob have not been destroyed.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).