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שֵׁן

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Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.

Valerius Maximus, De Factis Dictisque

English (Strong)

(Aramaic) corresponding to שֵׁן; a tooth: tooth.
from שָׁנַן; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for שֶׁנְהַבִּים) ivory; figuratively, a cliff: crag, X forefront, ivory, X sharp, tooth.
the same as שֵׁן; crag; Shen, a place in Palestine: Shen.