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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 5 / 13 (Num 15:6–Deu 19:17)

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:6 - ‘Or for a ram you shall prepare as a grain offering two-tenths H8147 of an ephah of fine flour mixed with one-third of a hin of oil;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:2 - “Speak to the sons of Israel, and get from them a rod for each father’s household: twelve H8147 rods from all their leaders according to their fathers’ households. You shall write each name on his rod,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 17:6 - Moses therefore spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ households, twelve H8147 rods, with the rod of Aaron among their rods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 22:22 - But God was angry because he was going, so the angel of Yahweh took his stand in the way as an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two H8147 young men were with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 25:8 - and he went after the man of Israel into the [fn]tent and pierced both H8147 of them through, the man of Israel and the woman, through the [fn]body. Then the plague on the sons of Israel was checked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:14 -

These are the families of the Simeonites, 22,200 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:34 -

These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were 52,700 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:37 -

These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, 32,500 H8147.

These are the sons of Joseph according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:3 - “And you shall say to them, ‘This is the offering by fire which you shall bring near to Yahweh: two H8147 male lambs one year old without blemish as a continual burnt offering every day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:9 -

‘Then on the sabbath day two H8147 male lambs one year old without blemish, and two-tenths H8147 of an [fn]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering, and its drink offering:

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:11 -

‘Then at the beginning of each of your months you shall bring near a burnt offering to Yahweh: two H8147 bulls from the herd and one ram, seven male lambs one year old without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:12 - and three-tenths of an [fn]ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, for each bull; and two-tenths H8147 of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, for the one ram;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:19 - ‘And you shall bring near an offering by fire, a burnt offering to Yahweh: two H8147 bulls from the herd and one ram and seven male lambs one year old; they shall be for you without blemish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:20 - ‘Now as for their grain offering, you shall offer fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an [fn]ephah for a bull and two-tenths H8147 for the ram.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:27 - ‘And you shall bring near a burnt offering for a soothing aroma to Yahweh: two H8147 bulls from the herd, one ram, seven male lambs one year old;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 28:28 - and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an [fn]ephah for each bull, two-tenths H8147 for the one ram,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:3 - also their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an [fn]ephah for the bull, two-tenths H8147 for the ram,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:9 - and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an [fn]ephah for the bull, two-tenths H8147 for the one ram,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:13 - ‘And you shall bring near a burnt offering, an offering by fire as a soothing aroma to Yahweh: thirteen bulls from the herd, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old, which are without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:14 - and their grain offering, fine flour mixed with oil: three-tenths of an [fn]ephah for [fn]each of the thirteen bulls, two-tenths H8147 for [fn]each of the two H8147 rams,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:17 -

‘Then on the second day: twelve H8147 bulls from the herd, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;

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‘Then on the third day: eleven bulls, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;

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‘Then on the fourth day: ten bulls, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;

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‘Then on the fifth day: nine bulls, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;

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‘Then on the sixth day: eight bulls, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 29:32 -

‘Then on the seventh day: seven bulls, two H8147 rams, fourteen male lambs one year old without blemish;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:5 - So there were [fn]furnished from the thousands of Israel, one thousand from each tribe, twelve H8147 thousand armed for war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:33

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:33 - and 72,000 H8147 cattle,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:35

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:35 - and of human beings, of the women who had not known man [fn]intimately, all the persons were 32,000 H8147.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:38 - and the cattle were 36,000, from which the levy of Yahweh was 72 H8147;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:40

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 31:40 - and the human beings were 16,000, from whom the levy of Yahweh was 32 H8147 persons.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 33:9 -

They journeyed from Marah and came to Elim; and in Elim there were twelve H8147 springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they camped there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:15 - “The two H8147 and a half tribes have received their inheritance across the Jordan opposite Jericho to the east toward the sunrise.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:6 - “And the cities which you shall give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, which you shall give for the manslayer to flee to; and in addition to them you shall give forty-two H8147 cities.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 1:23 - “And the thing was good in my sight, and I took twelve H8147 of your men, one man for each tribe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:8 -

“Thus we took the land at that time from the hand of the two H8147 kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the [fn]valley of Arnon to Mount Hermon

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 3:21 - “And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, ‘Your eyes have seen all that Yahweh your God has done to these two H8147 kings; so Yahweh shall do to all the kingdoms into which you are about to cross.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:13 - “So He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to do, that is, the Ten [fn]Commandments; and He wrote them on two H8147 tablets of stone.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:47

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:47 - And they took possession of his land and the land of Og king of Bashan, the two H8147 kings of the Amorites, who were across the Jordan to the east toward the sunrise,

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“These words Yahweh spoke to all your assembly at the mountain from the midst of the fire, of the cloud and of the dense gloom, with a great voice, and He added no more. He wrote them on two H8147 tablets of stone and gave them to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:10 - “And Yahweh gave me the two H8147 tablets of stone written by the finger of God; and on them were all the words which Yahweh had spoken with you at the mountain from the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:11 - “Now it happened at the end of forty days and nights, that Yahweh gave me the two H8147 tablets of stone, the tablets of the covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:15 -

“So I turned and came down from the mountain while the mountain was burning with fire, and the two H8147 tablets of the covenant were in my two H8147 hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 9:17 - “And I took hold of the two H8147 tablets and threw them from my hands and shattered them before your eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:1 -

“At that time Yahweh said to me, ‘Carve out for yourself two H8147 tablets of stone like the former ones, and come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood for yourself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:3 - “So I made an ark of acacia wood and carved out two H8147 tablets of stone like the former ones and went up on the mountain with the two H8147 tablets in my hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:6 - “And any animal that divides the hoof and has the hoof split in [fn]two H8147 and [fn]chews the cud, among the animals, that one you may eat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 17:6 - “On the mouth of two H8147 witnesses or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death; he shall not be put to death on the mouth of one witness.

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“A single witness shall not rise up against a man on account of any iniquity or any sin [fn]which he has committed; at the mouth of two H8147 or three witnesses a matter shall be established.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:17 - then both H8147 the men who have the dispute shall stand before Yahweh, before the priests and the judges who will be in office in those days.

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