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Shen
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
A tooth, probably some conspicuous tooth-shaped rock or crag (1 Sam. 7:12), a place between which and Mizpeh Samuel set up his “Ebenezer.” In the Hebrew the word has the article prefixed, “the Shen.” The site is unknown.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(tooth), a place mentioned only in (1 Samuel 7:12) Nothing is known of it.
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
SHEN (the tooth). Samuel erected the stone Ebenezer between Mizpah and Shen. 1 Sam 7:12. It was probably so named from a tooth-shaped rock.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
tooth; ivory; change
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
SHEN (the tooth). Samuel erected the stone Ebenezer between Mizpah and Shen. 1 Sam 7:12. It was probably so named from a tooth-shaped rock.