שַׁ֗ן
𐤔𐤍
shan
shan
or בֵּית שָׁן; from בַּיִת and שָׁאַן; house of ease; Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine; Beth-shean, Beth-Shan.
2 Samuel 21:12 · Word #20
Lexicon H1052
| Lemma | בֵּית שְׁאָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Bêyth Shᵉʼân |
| Strong's | H1052 |
| In-context | shan |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H1052-01
Shan (Place of Ease)
| Root | שאן (š-ʾ-n) |
| Core Meanings | ease, tranquility, security, complacent rest |
| Semantic Range | Primarily a geographic designation; by derivation it conveys the idea of a place characterized by ease, security, or tranquility. |
| Conceptual Significance | Beth-Shan was a significant Canaanite and later Israelite city in the Jordan Valley. Its name, meaning "House of Ease," may reflect either its fertile, secure setting or an ironic contrast with the conflicts that later occurred there, including the display of Saul’s body (1 Samuel 31). |
| Morphological Notes | HNp: Hebrew proper noun, singular; part of the compound place name בֵּית שְׁאָן (Beth-Shan, "House of Ease"). The form שָׁן/שַׁן represents the second element of the toponym. |
| Rendering Rationale | The proper name derives from the root שׁאן, meaning "to be at ease" or "secure." As an HNp (Hebrew proper noun), it is singular and functions as a place name; the rendering preserves the root sense by reflecting the idea of "ease" while maintaining its singular proper-noun form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שאן (ease, tranquility, security, complacent rest)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7600-01 |
hashaananim | the at-ease ones |
H7600-03 |
shaananot | at-ease women |
H1052-02 |
shean | Ease (place-name) |
H7599-01 |
veshaanan | and he was at ease |
H7600-04 |
veshaananekha | and your self-secure ease |
Word Usage (18 occurrences of H1052)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua 17:11 | בֵּית | beyt | Beth |
| Joshua 17:11 | שְׁאָ֣ן | shean | Shean |
| Joshua 17:16 | בְּ/בֵית | beveyt | in Beth |