Shanun (שנון) means sharp in Hebrew.
It can also mean witty. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
sharp, witty
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Shanun.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בעל שניים, או בעל צורה כשל שן.
מֵפִיץ וְחֶרֶב וְחֵץ שָׁנוּן אִישׁ עֹנֶה בְרֵעֵהוּ עֵד שָׁקֶר.
- 2בהשאלהחריף מחשבה, חד לשון, מהיר תגובה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shanun is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- שָׁנוּן
- Written without vowel points
- שנון
- Said
- shanun
- Root
- ש־נ־נ
- Pattern
- קָטוּל
- Plural
- שְׁנוּנִים
- Feminine form
- שְׁנוּנָה
- Inflections
- נ' שְׁנוּנָה, ר' שְׁנוּנִים, נ"ר שְׁנוּנוֹת
- Gematria
- 406
This is how Shanun is said in other languages.
- English
- sharp, witty
These words mean nearly the same as Shanun.
- חד
- חריףspicy
- מושחז
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These words rhyme with Shanun.
The word Shanun comes from the root ש־נ־נ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shanun in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shanun.
What does Shanun (שנון) mean in Hebrew?
Shanun (שנון) means sharp and witty. It is said shanun, with the stress on nun.
What is a synonym for Shanun (שנון)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shanun (שנון) are חד, חריף, and מושחז.
What rhymes with Shanun (שנון)?
Words that rhyme with Shanun (שנון) include סיפון, ארגון, אמון, ציון, נתון, and חיסון.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שנון of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.