שָׁנַן
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to be sharp, to sharpen, whet (Biblical, transitive, intransitive)
2. to sharpen (tongue, i.e. verbally attack) (Biblical, figuratively)
Pronunciation
shanán
Examples10
אֲשֶׁר שָׁנְנוּ כחֶרֶב לְשׁוֹנָם דָּרְכוּ חִצָּם דָּבָר מַר׃
Who have whet their tongue like a sword, and have aimed their arrow, a poisoned word;
שָׁנְנוּ לְשׁוֹנָם כְּמוֹ־נָחָשׁ חֲמַת עַכְשׁוּב תַּחַת שְׂפָתֵימוֹ סֶלָה׃
They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; Vipers' venom is under their lips. Selah.
יֵשׁ לוֹ מַחְשָׁבָה שנונה.
He has a sharp mind.
הוּא שָׁנוּן בְּיוֹתֵר.
He's very witty.
זֶה פָּסוּק שָׁנוּן בְּיוֹתֵר.
That's a very witty phrase.
זֶה הָיָה שָׁנוּן.
That was clever.