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

Page 10 / 13 (1Ch 11:22–2Ch 21:19)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 11:22 - Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two H8147 lionlike men of Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:28 - And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father's house twenty and two H8147 captains.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 15:10 - Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5 - And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and H8147 twenty thousand men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:7 - So they hired thirty and two H8147 thousand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:12 - The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth H8147 to Jakim,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:17 - The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two H8147 and twentieth to Gamul,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9 - Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:10 - The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:11 - The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:12 - The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:13 - The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:14 - The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:15 - The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:16 - The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17 - The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:18 - The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:19 - The twelfth H8147 to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20 - The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:21 - The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:22 - The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:23 - The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:24 - The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:25 - The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:26 - The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:27 - The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:28 - The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:29 - The two H8147 and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30 - The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:31 - The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve. H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8 - All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, were threescore and two H8147 of Obededom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:17 - Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two H8147 and two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:18 - At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, and two H8147 at Parbar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15 - The twelfth H8147 captain for H8147 the twelfth H8147 month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:14 - And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve H8147 thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:10 - And in the most holy house he made two H8147 cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:15 - Also he made before the house two H8147 pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two H8147 rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood upon twelve H8147 oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:12 - To wit, the two H8147 pillars, and the pommels, and the chapiters which were on the top of the two H8147 pillars, and the two H8147 wreaths to cover the two H8147 pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:13 - And four hundred pomegranates on H8147 the two H8147 wreaths; two H8147 rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two H8147 pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:15 - One sea, and twelve H8147 oxen under it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 5:10 - There was nothing in the ark save the two H8147 tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:5 - And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two H8147 thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:18 - And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two H8147 lions standing by the stays:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - And twelve H8147 lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25 - And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve H8147 thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:21 - But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two H8147 sons, and sixteen daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:5 - Jehoram was thirty and two H8147 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:19 - And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two H8147 years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

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