Hebrew Word Study

The meaning of “שְׁחִין”

Understanding shᵉchîyn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

boil, botch. - inflammation, i.e. an ulcer 1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption 1a) of man, leprosy, of man an...

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H7822

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

שְׁחִין

Phoneticshekh-een'

Transliterationshᵉchîyn

Grammar Code

H:N-M

Hebrew Noun, Masculine

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

boil, botch. - inflammation, i.e. an ulcer 1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption 1a) of man, leprosy, of man and beast

Scripture References

12 total references

Reference	Text
Exodus 9:10	“And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.” Word: שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn)
Leviticus 13:20	“And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white; the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague of leprosy broken out of the boil.” Word: שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn)
Deuteronomy 28:35	“The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.” Word: שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn)
2 Kings 20:7	“And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.” Word: שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn)
Job 2:7	“So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.” Word: שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn)