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Lexicon :: Strong's H8147 - šᵊnayim

Aa
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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8147 matches the Hebrew שְׁנַיִם (šᵊnayim),
which occurs 769 times in 646 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 13 (Gen 1:16–Gen 42:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:16 - And God made the two great lights: the greater light to be the ruler of the day, and the smaller light to be the ruler of the night: and he made the stars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:25 - And the man and his wife were without clothing, and they had no sense of shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:7 - And their eyes were open and they were conscious that they had no clothing and they made themselves coats of leaves stitched together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:19 - And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:8 - And all the years of Seth's life were nine hundred and twelve: and he came to his end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:18 - And Jared was a hundred and sixty-two years old when he became the father of Enoch:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:20 - And all the years of Jared's life were nine hundred and sixty-two: and he came to his end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:26 - And after the birth of Lamech, Methuselah went on living for seven hundred and eighty-two years, and had sons and daughters:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 5:28 - And Lamech was a hundred and eighty-two years old when he had a son:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:19 - And you will take with you into the ark two of every sort of living thing, and keep them safe with you; they will be male and female.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:20 - Two of every sort of bird and cattle and of every sort of living thing which goes on the earth will you take with you to keep them from destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:2 - Of every clean beast you will take seven males and seven females, and of the beasts which are not clean, two, the male and his female;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:9 - In twos, male and female, they went into the ark with Noah, as God had said.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 7:15 - They went with Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh in which is the breath of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:22 - And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father unclothed, and gave news of it to his two brothers outside.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 9:23 - And Shem and Japheth took a robe, and putting it on their backs went in with their faces turned away, and put it over their father so that they might not see him unclothed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:25 - And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his time the peoples of the earth became separate; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:20 - And Reu was thirty-two years old when he became the father of Serug:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:4 - For twelve years they were under the rule of Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they put off his control.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 17:20 - As for Ishmael, I have given ear to your prayer: truly I have given him my blessing and I will make him fertile and give him great increase; he will be the father of twelve chiefs, and I will make him a great nation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:1 - And at nightfall the two angels came to Sodom; and Lot was seated at the way into the town: and when he saw them he got up and came before them, falling down on his face to the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:8 - See now, I have two unmarried daughters; I will send them out to you so that you may do to them whatever seems good to you: only do nothing to these men, for this is why they have come under the shade of my roof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:15 - And when morning came, the angels did all in their power to make Lot go, saying, Get up quickly and take your wife and your two daughters who are here, and go, for fear that you come to destruction in the punishment of the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:16 - But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:30 - Then Lot went up out of Zoar to the mountain, and was living there with his two daughters, for fear kept him from living in Zoar: and he and his daughters made their living-place in a hole in the rock.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 19:36 - And so the two daughters of Lot were with child by their father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:27 - And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:31 - So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:3 - And Abraham got up early in the morning, and made ready his ass, and took with him two of his young men and Isaac, his son, and after the wood for the burned offering had been cut, he went on his way to the place of which God had given him word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:6 - And Abraham put the wood for the burned offering on his son's back, and he himself took the fire and the knife in his hand, and the two of them went on together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:8 - And Abraham said, God himself will give the lamb for the burned offering: so they went on together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:22 - And when the camels had had enough, the man took a gold nose-ring, half a shekel in weight, and two ornaments for her arms of ten shekels weight of gold;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:16 - These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names in their towns and their tent-circles; twelve chiefs with their peoples.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:23 - And the Lord said to her, Two nations are in your body, and two peoples will come to birth from you: the one will be stronger than the other, and the older will be the servant of the younger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:9 - Go to the flock and get me two fat young goats; and I will make of them a meal to your father's taste:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:45

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 27:45 - Till the memory of what you have done to him is past and he is no longer angry: then I will send word for you to come back; are the two of you to be taken from me in one day?

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:16 - Now Laban had two daughters: the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:33 - So Laban went into Jacob's tent and into Leah's tent, and into the tents of the two servant-women, but they were not there; and he came out of Leah's tent and went into Rachel's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - Now that you have made search through all my goods, what have you seen which is yours? Make it clear now before my people and your people, so that they may be judges between us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:41

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:41 - These twenty years I have been in your house; I was your servant for fourteen years because of your daughters, and for six years I kept your flock, and ten times was my payment changed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - Then Jacob was in great fear and trouble of mind: and he put all the people and the flocks and the herds and the camels into two groups;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:10 - I am less than nothing in comparison with all your mercies and your faith to me your servant; for with only my stick in my hand I went across Jordan, and now I have become two armies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:22 - And in the night he got up, and taking with him his two wives and the two servant-women and his eleven children, he went over the river Jabbok.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:1 - Then Jacob, lifting up his eyes, saw Esau coming with his four hundred men. So he made a division of the children between Leah and Rachel and the two women-servants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - But on the third day after, before the wounds were well, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brothers, took their swords and came into the town by surprise and put all the males to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:22 - Now while they were living in that country, Reuben had connection with Bilhah, his father's servant-woman: and Israel had news of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:2 - And Pharaoh was angry with his two servants, with the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 40:5 - And these two had a dream on the same night; the chief wine-servant and the chief bread-maker of the king of Egypt, who were in prison, the two of them had dreams with a special sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:50 - And before the time of need, Joseph had two sons, to whom Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera, priest of On, gave birth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:13 - Then they said, We your servants are twelve brothers, sons of one man in the land of Canaan; the youngest of us is now with our father, and one is dead.

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