שן

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שן

/ʃin/
/ˈʃeːn/
[ˈʃeː.en]
/ˈʃen/
[ˈʃeːn]
/ʃen/
/ʃejn/
/ʃen/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From Proto-Semitic *šinn-. By surface analysis either derived from שָׁנַן (shanán, “to be sharp, to sharpen”) or a primitive word with no verbal root as its origin. Cognates include Arabic سِنّ (sinn), Akkadian 𒅗 (šinnum), Aramaic שִׁנָּא (šinā’), and Ge'ez ስን (sən).

noun שֵׁן · shen · שיניים · שִׁנַּיִם · שֵׁן־ · שיני־

tooth
clove (piece of garlic)

In English

tooth anatomy: tooth
tenon projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it

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"שן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}