Bible Dictionary: Shin

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.

2. (n.) A fish plate for rails.

3. (v. i.) To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a mast.

4. (v. i.) To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as for the payment of one's notes at the bank.

5. (v. t.) To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHIN, SIN

shen, sen "sh", "s": The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as "sh" and "s". It came also to be used for the number 300. For name, etc., see ALPHABET.

Strong's Hebrew

4697. mitschah -- greaves
... greaves, shin-pieces of armor. From the same as metsach; a shin-piece of armor
(as prominent), only plural -- greaves. see HEBREW metsach. 4696, 4697. ...
/hebrew/4697.htm - 6k

8134. Shinab -- a king of Admah
... 8133, 8134. Shinab. 8135 . a king of Admah. Transliteration: Shinab Phonetic
Spelling: (shin-awb') Short Definition: Shinab. Word ...
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8152. Shinar -- another name for Bab.
... 8151, 8152. Shinar. 8153 . another name for Bab. Transliteration: Shinar
Phonetic Spelling: (shin-awr') Short Definition: Shinar. ...
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8136. shinan -- repetition
... 8135, 8136. shinan. 8137 . repetition. Transliteration: shinan Phonetic
Spelling: (shin-awn') Short Definition: thousands. Word ...
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Library

"Abide with Me, Fast Falls the Eventide. "
... Pe we jewh shin; suh keen Ta ba nin ga, Kush ke de bik ud; O we je we shin! Uh pe
nuh gush e wod, neej ke wa yug, Keen dush ween mah noo O we je we shin! ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 27 10s abide with.htm

No. 4, Intersession
... A Sermon Preached On {HEBREW LETTER SHIN}"{HEBREW LETTER QOF} {HEBREW LETTER
PE}'{HEBREW LETTER VAV}{HEBREW LETTER YOD}{HEBREW LETTER GIMEL}{HEBREW LETTER SHIN ...
//christianbookshelf.org/michelson/no 4 intersession/title page.htm

"Lord, I Hear of Showers of Blessing. "
... "Lord, I hear of showers of blessing.". Ta ba nin ga pe ge me wun, Ewh ke shuh wan
je ga win, Shuh wa ne mud kaush kah bah gwad; Mon oo shuh wa ne me shin. ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 4 8s 7s 3s.htm

Nuhguhmoowin 33. My Faith Looks up to Thee
... Ke da bwa ya ne min, Keen Je sus Cal va ry; Nwaj 'mo e yun, Noon duh we shin noon
goom; Kuh ya pee ne e shin; O mon oo win ga dee" Ba ne me shin. ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 33 6s & 4s.htm

"Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour. "
... Nuhguhmoowin 3. "Pass me not, O gentle Saviour.". Ka go kuh be kuh we she kan, Noon
duh we shin suh, Ma gwah kuh noon nuh dwah ka go" Kuh be kah she kan. ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 3 pass me not.htm

"Gentle Jesu, Meek and Mild. "
... Sevens. "Gentle Jesu, meek and mild.". Nwah kah de ze yun Je sus Ke te mah gah buh
me shin; Ah noo uh gah she e yon Mah noo ke guh naun ze koon. ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 38 sevens gentle jesu.htm

"Am Ia Soldier of the Cross. "
... Che muh me nwah je mug? 2 Wa ne puzh nuh go ish pe ming, Nin dah da duh gwe
shin? ... Nin dah duh gwe shin nuh keesh pin Ah nuh wain je ga yon? ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 17 c m am.htm

"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing. "
... goo yun. 2 Ke ke noo uh muh we shin suh Man wa wag nuh guh moo win: Mah
noo nin guh wee jee we goon Ewh ke sah ge e wa win. 3 Wa ...
/.../a collection of gospel hymns in ojibway and english/nuhguhmoowin 20 8s & 7s.htm

"Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me. "
... Nin dah zhe be koom, Je sus, Kah zhe shin suh ke yuh wing; Pah tah ze yon, kuh ke
nuh, Ween ga no je mo e shin; Ewh ne be kuh ya me squee, Wan je je wung, ke ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 13 6 lines 7s.htm

"Glory to Thee, My God, this Night. "
... night.". Me gwach ne Ke sha Muh ne doom Mee ge wa yun che wah sa yaug Te
be kuk kuh nuh wan' me shin Keen ka che mush kuh we ze yun. ...
/.../nuhguhmoowin 7 l m glory.htm

Thesaurus

Shin (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The front part of the leg below the knee; the
front edge of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank. ...SHIN, SIN. ...
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Shinab (1 Occurrence)
... 14:2). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SHINAB. shi'-nab shin'abh; Samaritan:
shin'ar; Sennaar): King of ADMAH (which see). He is ...
/s/shinab.htm - 8k

Alphabet (2 Occurrences)
... others, hook or nose or steps), (19) qoph = cage (Evans says picture is an outline
head and Lidzbarski, a helmet); (20) resh = head; (21) shin = tooth (not ...
/a/alphabet.htm - 24k

Javelin (16 Occurrences)
... (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). 1 Samuel 17:6 He had brass shin armor
on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders. ...
/j/javelin.htm - 12k

Greaves (1 Occurrence)
... Only in 1 Samuel 17:6, a piece of defensive armour (qv) reaching from the foot to
the knee; from French greve, "the shin." They were the Roman cothurni. ...
/g/greaves.htm - 7k

Wore (19 Occurrences)
... of brass. (See NIV). 1 Samuel 17:6 He had brass shin armor on his legs,
and a javelin of brass between his shoulders. (See NIV). 1 ...
/w/wore.htm - 11k

Frontlets (3 Occurrences)
... were written on four strips of parchment, and put into four little cells within
a square case, which had on it the Hebrew letter called shin, the three points ...
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Trembles (17 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Psalms 119:161 <SHIN> Rulers have been cruel to me without
cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart. (See NIV). ...
/t/trembles.htm - 11k

Phylactery
... forehead, "between thine eyes" (Deuteronomy 6:8), the knot of the band being in
the form of the Hebrew letter daleth (d), with the Hebrew letter shin (sh) upon ...
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Phylacteries (2 Occurrences)
... (3.) Deuteronomy 6:4-9; (4.) 11:18-21, and which were enclosed in a square leather
case, on one side of which was inscribed the Hebrew letter shin, to which ...
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Bible Concordance

Shin (2 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 17:6 He had brass shin armor on his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.
(WEB)

Psalms 119:161 SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
(ASV BBE DBY YLT)

Subtopics

Shin

Related Terms

Shinab (1 Occurrence)

Alphabet (2 Occurrences)

Javelin (16 Occurrences)

Greaves (1 Occurrence)

Wore (19 Occurrences)