Taunt
שְׁנִינָהStrong’s H8148sheninah (she-ni-nah)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Sheninah is the Hebrew word usually translated “taunt” and “into a taunt”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”
Meaning
- Sharp word, sharp (cutting) word, taunt, gibe
How it's translated
- and a taunt 2
- and into a taunt 1
- into a taunt 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Deuteronomy 1
- 1 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Jeremiah 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 9:7Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
- 2 Chronicles 7:20Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
- Jeremiah 24:9And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
Hebrew dictionary
שְׁנִינָה sheninah · taunt
sharp word, sharp (cutting) word, taunt, gibe
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “taunt” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
T'AUNT, verb transitive
- To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to upbraid.
- To exprobrate; to censure.
All definitions and other forms of “taunt”
T'AUNT, noun
Upbraiding words; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.