one of the particulars regarding which retaliatory punishment was to be inflicted ( Exodus 21:24 ; Leviticus 24:20 ; Deuteronomy 19:21 ). "Gnashing of teeth" =rage, despair ( Matthew 8:12 ; Acts 7:54 ); "cleanness of teeth" =famine ( Amos 4:6 ); "children's teeth set on edge" =children suffering for the sins of their fathers ( Ezekiel 18:2 ).

These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.