שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) — Both
Hebrew word study: שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim), Strong's H8147. two; also (as ordinal) twofold
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV translation words: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Strong's H8147 is tagged on 769 words in 646 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:16 and last appears in Zechariah 13:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 646)
- Genesis 1:16 — שְׁנֵי — the two
- Genesis 2:25 — שְׁנֵיהֶם — both of them
- Genesis 3:7 — שְׁנֵיהֶם — both of them
- Genesis 4:19 — שְׁתֵּי — two
- Genesis 5:8 — שְׁתֵּים — two plus
- Genesis 5:18 — שְׁתַּיִם — two
- Genesis 5:20 — שְׁתַּיִם — two
- Genesis 5:26 — שְׁתַּיִם — two
- Genesis 5:28 — שְׁתַּיִם — two
- Genesis 6:19 — שְׁנַיִם — two
- Genesis 6:20 — שְׁנַיִם — two
- Genesis 7:2 — שְׁנַיִם — two
- Genesis 7:9 — שְׁנַיִם — two
- Genesis 7:15 — שְׁנַיִם — two
- Genesis 9:22 — לִשְׁנֵי — to the two
- Genesis 9:23 — שְׁנֵיהֶם — both of them
- Genesis 10:25 — שְׁנֵי — two
- Genesis 11:20 — שְׁתַּיִם — two
- Genesis 14:4 — שְׁתֵּים — two plus
- Genesis 17:20 — שְׁנֵים — two plus
- Genesis 19:1 — שְׁנֵי — the two
- Genesis 19:8 — שְׁתֵּי — two
- Genesis 19:15 — שְׁתֵּי — the two
- Genesis 19:16 — שְׁתֵּי — the two
- Genesis 19:30 — וּשְׁתֵּי — and the two
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H8145 שֵׁנִי (shênîy).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H8578 תִּנְיָן (tinyân), H8648 תְּרֵין (tᵉrêyn).
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Frequently asked questions
What does shᵉnayim (H8147) mean?
Two; also (as ordinal) twofold.
How is H8147 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H8147 as: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two..
How often does שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) appear?
Strong's H8147 is tagged on 769 words in 646 verses across 31 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 1:16 and last appears in Zechariah 13:8.
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