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שְׁחִין H7822
H7822 is the Hebrew word שְׁחִין, transliterated shᵉchîyn and said shekh-een'. The King James Version most often renders it boil.
What it means
inflammation, i.e. an ulcer.
Where it comes from
from an unused root probably meaning to burn.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: boil, botch.
Verses using שְׁחִין
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 9:9 · KJV
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.
Exodus 9:10 · KJV
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.
Exodus 9:11 · KJV
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians.
Leviticus 13:18 · KJV
The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed,
Leviticus 13:19 · KJV
And in the place of the boil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest;
Leviticus 13:23 · KJV
But if the bright spot stay in his place, and spread not, it is a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
Deuteronomy 28:27 · KJV
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
Deuteronomy 28:35 · KJV
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.
2 Kings 20:7 · KJV
And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.
Job 2:7 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 38:21 · KJV
For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7822 mean?
H7822 is the Hebrew word שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn), meaning inflammation, i.e. an ulcer.
How is H7822 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it boil (6 times), boils (2 times), botch (2 times), became a boil (1 time), thereof was a boil (1 time).
How many times does H7822 appear in the Bible?
שְׁחִין (shᵉchîyn) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7822 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root probably meaning to burn.
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