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H8147 שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) shen-ah'-yim
Hebrew
Noun (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

two

Strong's Definition

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

Derivation: dual of H8145 (שֵׁנִי); feminine שְׁתַּיִם;

KJV Usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

TWOT Reference: 2421a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) two
1a) two (the cardinal number)
1a1) two, both, double, twice
1b) second (the ordinal number)
1c) in combination with other numbers
1d) both (a dual number)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁתַּיִם / שְׁנַיִם shenayim / shettayim BDB Definition: 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number) Part of Speech: noun masculine or feminine dual; adjective A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: dual of H8145 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2421a Total KJV Occurrences: 764

Bible Occurrences (644)

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