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Lexicon :: Strong's H8147 - šᵊnayim

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שְׁנַיִם
Transliteration
šᵊnayim
Pronunciation
shen-ah'-yim
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Part of Speech
adjective, dual masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2421a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shᵉttayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 768x

The KJV translates Strong's H8147 in the following manner: two (533x), twelve (with H6240) (105x), both (69x), twelfth (with H6240) (21x), second (10x), twain (7x), both of them (5x), twice (5x), double (5x), miscellaneous (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 768x
The KJV translates Strong's H8147 in the following manner: two (533x), twelve (with H6240) (105x), both (69x), twelfth (with H6240) (21x), second (10x), twain (7x), both of them (5x), twice (5x), double (5x), miscellaneous (8x).

  1. two

    1. two (the cardinal number)

      1. two, both, double, twice

    2. second (the ordinal number)

    3. in combination with other numbers

    4. both (a dual number)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁנַיִם shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim; dual of H8145; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shᵉttayim; two; also (as ordinal) twofold:—both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
STRONGS H8147: Abbreviations
שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilippiZMG xlix (1895), 202 Ges§ 97b note): 768 noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and שנ׳ second), Punic שנם Lzb380; Arabic bdb104101; Sabean תֿני HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, bdb104102 (תִּנְיָנָא, bdb104103second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98); — masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isaiah 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Genesis 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Genesis 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isaiah 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judges 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2+10= 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:
1. no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Genesis 24:22 + 19 times + 2 Samuel 23:20 || 1 Chronicles 11:22 (insert בְּנֵי Greek Version of the LXX Th modern, otherwise RSSemitic i. 469, 2nd ed., 488); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Genesis 4:19 132 times, 1 Samuel 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Leviticus 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judges 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isaiah 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exodus 16:22 (Ges§ 134e); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Genesis 2:25 + 62 times, + Proverbs 24:22 (> their years Syriac Version Targum De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Genesis 31:37 + 2 times, שְׁנֵיכֶם † Genesis 27:45; שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges§ 135 o) † Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן † 1 Samuel 25:43; Ezekiel 23:13.
b. absolute
(1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90 times), before plural noun Judges 11:37 + 26 times; after plural noun 2 Samuel 1:1; Exodus 29:1+ 21 times (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Genesis 46:27; Numbers 7:17 + 11 times Numbers 17; noun omitted Genesis 7:2; Genesis 44:27 + 26 times; שׁ׳ שׁ׳ distributive Genesis 7:9 +; לִשׁ׳ cut in two 2 Kings 3:25; Jeremiah 34:18; = double amount † Exodus 22:3; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:8 (E); שׁ׳ פִּי † Deuteronomy 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ † 2 Kings 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ †Zechariah 3:18;
(2) שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55 times) before plural noun 1 Kings 3:16 + 16 times; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2 Chronicles 24:3 + 9 times; noun omitted, = two things † Isaiah 51:19; Job 13:20; Proverbs 30:7; שְׁתַּיִם = twice † 2 Kings 6:10; Job 40:5; Psalm 62:12 (or as Proverbs 30:7), בִּשׁ׳ Job 33:14 either so, or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1 Kings 15:25 + 9 times, etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1 Kings 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2 Kings 9:32; Isaiah 17:6; שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם פַּעַם Nehemiah 13:20, compare Jeremiah 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2 Kings 6:10.
2. twelve: with noun masculine שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Genesis 42:13 + 87 times, לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exodus 28:21 + 4 times; with noun feminine שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exodus 24:4 + 34 times, שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה † Ezekiel 32:1, 17; Ezekiel 33:21; before plural noun Genesis 17:20; Exodus 15:27 +; after plural noun Numbers 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exodus 28:21 +, Genesis 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Numbers 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezekiel 32:1 +, etc.
3. with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2 Samuel 8:5; Judges 10:3 + 56 times; 2+10 (etc.) Numbers 1:35 (P), 2 Chronicles 22:2 + 18 times (Köii. 1. 215 ff. Ges§ 97 f.); 200+2+30, 1 Kings 20:15; 50+2 as ordinal 2 Kings 15:27 + 2 times; compare 2 + 20, 1 Chronicles 24:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:25; 2:25; 4:1; 4:19; 4:19; 7:2; 7:9; 14:4; 17:20; 24:22; 27:45; 31:37; 42:13; 44:27; 46:27

Exodus

15:27; 16:22; 22:3; 22:6; 22:8; 24:4; 28:21; 28:21; 29:1

Leviticus

16:21

Numbers

1:35; 7:17; 7:78; 7:84; 17

Deuteronomy

21:17

Judges

10:3; 11:37; 16:28; 16:28

Ruth

1:19; 4:11

1 Samuel

10:4; 25:43

2 Samuel

1:1; 8:5; 23:20

1 Kings

3:16; 15:25; 17:12; 20:15

2 Kings

2:9; 3:25; 6:10; 6:10; 9:32; 15:27

1 Chronicles

11:22; 24:17

2 Chronicles

22:2; 24:3

Ezra

10:13

Nehemiah

13:20

Job

13:20; 33:14; 40:5

Psalms

62:12

Proverbs

24:22; 30:7; 30:7

Isaiah

7:16; 7:21; 17:6; 47:9; 51:19

Jeremiah

3:14; 34:18

Ezekiel

23:13; 32:1; 32:1; 32:17; 33:21

Amos

3:3; 4:8; 4:8

H8147

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Strong's Number H8147 matches the Hebrew שְׁנַיִם (šᵊnayim),
which occurs 768 times in 646 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 11 / 13 (2Ch 21:20–Est 2:23)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:20 - Thirty and two H8147 years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:2 - Forty and two H8147 years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:3 - And Jehoiada took for him two H8147 wives; and he begat sons and daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:3 - Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two H8147 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:1 - Manasseh was twelve H8147 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:5 - And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two H8147 courts of the house of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:21 - Amon was two H8147 and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two H8147 years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:3 - For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth H8147 year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:3 - The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:4 - The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:6 - The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:10 - The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:12 - The children of Azgad, a thousand two H8147 hundred twenty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:18 - The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:24 - The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:27 - The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:29 - The children of Nebo, fifty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:37

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:37 - The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:58

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:58 - All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:60

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:60 - The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:24 - Then I separated twelve H8147 of the chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:27 - Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two H8147 vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:31 - Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the twelfth H8147 day of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:35 - Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve H8147 bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve H8147 he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:13 - But the people are many, and it is a time of much rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither is this a work of one day or two: H8147 for we are many that have transgressed in this thing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 5:14 - Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two H8147 and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve H8147 years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:15 - So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty and two H8147 days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:8 - The children of Parosh, two H8147 thousand an hundred seventy and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:9 - The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:10 - The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:17 - The children of Azgad, two H8147 thousand three hundred twenty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:24 - The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:28 - The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:31 - The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:33 - The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:40 - The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:60

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:60 - All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:62

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:62 - The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:71 - And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty H8147 thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:72

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:72 - And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty H8147 thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:12 - And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: H8147 and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:13 - And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two H8147 hundred forty and two: H8147 and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:19 - Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:31 - Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two H8147 great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:40 - So stood the two H8147 companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:6 - But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two H8147 and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:20 - So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. H8147

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:12 - Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve H8147 months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:21 - In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two H8147 of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:23 - And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out; therefore they were both H8147 hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

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