What does "Tooth" mean in the Bible?
The law of retaliation allowed the Jewish magistrate to give to one who had been deprived of a tooth or an eye the tooth or eye of the aggressor in revenge. Tooth appears in 5 verses across 4 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Tooth?
TOOTH. The law of retaliation allowed the Jewish magistrate to give to one who had been deprived of a tooth or an eye the tooth or eye of the aggressor in revenge. Ex 21:24. The Jews construed this law to justify private revenge, and this construction and the whole principle of the law were condemned by our Saviour, and the law of forbearance and forgiveness commended. Matt 5:39. Cleanness of teeth is a figurative expression for famine. Am 4:6. Gnashing the teeth indicates terror, rage, and despair. Matt 8:12. The phrase in Eze 18:2 denotes that the children suffer for the sins of their fathers.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Tooth?
Where does Tooth appear in the Bible?
Tooth is referenced in 5 verses across 4 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Deuteronomy 19:21
- Exodus 21:24
- Exodus 21:27
- Leviticus 24:20
- Proverbs 25:19
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Tooth.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Tooth?
Tooth appears in 5 verses across 4 books, most often in Exodus, which accounts for 2 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Tooth?
Exodus, Deuteronomy, Leviticus, Proverbs.
Where can I read every verse about Tooth?
This page lists 5 of them. Protos carries all 5, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
