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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, mighty in deeds, struck down the [fn]two H8147 sons of Ariel of Moab. He also went down and [fn]killed a lion inside a pit on a snowy day.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:28 - also Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-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 112 H8147 of his relatives.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 18:5 - When the Arameans of [fn]Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David [fn]killed 22,000 H8147 men of the Arameans.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 19:7 - So they hired for themselves 32,000 H8147 chariots, and the king of Maacah and his people, who came and camped before Medeba. And the sons of Ammon gathered together from their cities and came to battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:12

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

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 24:17 - the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second H8147 for Gamul,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:9 - Now the first lot came out for Asaph to Joseph, the second for Gedaliah, he with his relatives and sons were twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:10 - the third to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:11 - the fourth to [fn]Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:12 - the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:13 - the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:14 - the seventh to [fn]Jesharelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:15 - the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:16 - the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:17 - the tenth to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:18 - the eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:19 - the twelfth H8147 to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:20 - for the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:21 - for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:22 - for the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:23 - for the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:24 - for the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:25 - for the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:26 - for the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:27 - for the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:28 - for the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:29 - for the twenty-second H8147 to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:30 - for the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve; H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:31

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 25:31 - for the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve. H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:8 - All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their [fn]relatives were able men with strength for the service, 62 H8147 from Obed-edom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:17 - On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south four daily, and at the storehouse two H8147 by two. H8147

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:18 - At the [fn]Parbar on the west there were four at the highway and two H8147 at the Parbar.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 27:15 - The twelfth H8147 for the twelfth H8147 month was Heldai the Netophathite of Othniel; and in his division were 24,000.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 1:14 - Solomon amassed chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 H8147 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:10 - Then he made two H8147 [fn]sculptured cherubim in the room of the holy of holies and overlaid them with gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:15 - He also made two H8147 pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits [fn]high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:3 - Now figures like oxen were under it and all around it, ten cubits, entirely encircling the sea. The oxen were in two H8147 rows, cast [fn]in one piece.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:4 - It stood on twelve H8147 oxen, three facing the north, three facing west, three facing south and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them and all their hindquarters turned inwards.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:12 - the two H8147 pillars, the bowls and the two capitals on top of the pillars, and the two H8147 networks to cover the two H8147 bowls of the capitals which were on top of the pillars,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:13 - and the four hundred pomegranates for the two H8147 networks, two H8147 rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two H8147 bowls of the capitals which were on the pillars.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:15 - and the one sea with the 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 except the two H8147 tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, where the LORD made a covenant with the sons of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:5 - King Solomon offered a sacrifice of 22,000 H8147 oxen and 120,000 sheep. Thus 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 - There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and [fn]arms [fn]on each side of the seat, and two H8147 lions standing beside the [fn]arms.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:19 - Twelve H8147 lions were standing there on the six steps on the one side and on the other; nothing like it was made for any other kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:25 - Now Solomon had 4,000 stalls for horses and chariots and 12,000 H8147 horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 13:21 - But Abijah became powerful; and took fourteen wives to himself, and became the father of twenty-two H8147 sons and sixteen daughters.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 21:19 - Now it came about in the course of time, at the end of two H8147 years, that his bowels came out because of his sickness and he died in great pain. And his people made no fire for him like the fire for his fathers.

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