Lexicon
שְׁנִינָה
she.ni.nah
H8148
H:N-F Hebrew

taunt

4
Occurrences
4
Books
Hebrew
Language

she.ni.nah is the public reproach attached to a people or place among other peoples.

The attested verses use the noun for a publicly negative standing among other peoples: Israel, a house, or banished people become an object of reproach in settings of cutting off, uprooting, or banishment.

Senses in use

  1. Public reproach among other peoples · dominant

    In 1 Kings 9:7 and 2 Chronicles 7:20, the singular absolute noun occurs in the outcome that Israel or the consecrated house will be set before all peoples after being cut off, uprooted, or cast away; the APB renders the clauses with "a proverb and a taunt among all the peoples." Deuteronomy 28:37 likewise places it among the peoples where the LORD drives them, while Jeremiah 24:9 places it in every place of banishment; the APB renders these lists with "a taunt."

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all four verses, the APB includes "a taunt" in a list of public negative descriptions, often alongside "a proverb." The noun's precise contribution within each list cannot be isolated beyond this shared context.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture