she.na.yim H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) means “two” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

שְׁנַ֫יִם Hebrew · H8147 768 tagged occurrences in 646 verses

Pronunciation guide: shen-ah'-yim Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H8147

שְׁנַ֫יִם · she.na.yim · two

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)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

dual of H8145 (שֵׁנִי); feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold

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

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How translators render H8147

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
two	148
the two	46
both	32
twelve	30
and two	24
in all	23
of two	18
and	17
and the two	11
his two	11
in the second	9
in two	9
and twelve	8
of the two	8
the twelve	7
two-tenths of an ephah	7
and both	6
in the twelfth	6
vvv	6
had two	5
these two	5
with two	5
the twelfth	4
with the two	4
double	3
for the two	3
for two	3
in both	3
of	3
of the twelfth	3
of two-tenths of an ephah	3
on the twelfth	3
so the two	3
the other two	3
your two	3
a double	2
and your two	2
are like two	2
are the two	2
are twelve	2
as for the two	2
at the	2
both of them	2
by two	2
day of the twelfth	2
her two	2
into twelve	2
into two	2
my two	2
numbered	2
of both	2
of one of the twelve	2
of twelve	2
so the two of them	2
the first pair	2
the other	2
the second pair	2
the third pair	2
the twenty-second	2
the two of them	2
there were twelve	2
there were two	2
twice	2
two additional	2
two more	2
was twelve	2
a couple of	1
a double-edged	1
a pair	1
along with twelve	1
along with two	1
also had two wings	1
among the twelve	1
and each	1
and he reigned twelve	1
and his two	1
and in another	1
and in the twelfth	1
and make a couple	1
and the lot fell on the twelfth	1
and the two men	1
and there were	1
and twelve cubits	1
and two pairs	1
and with the two	1
and with two	1
as the two	1
between two men	1
both officials	1
both parties	1
but to both	1
can two	1
each made from two-tenths of an ephah	1
each pair	1
every two	1
for a second time	1
for my two	1
for the twelfth	1
for the twelve	1
for their double	1
for twelve	1
for your two	1
forty-two	1
had double	1
had his two	1
had twelve	1
has two	1
he was doubly	1
in the twelve	1
in the two	1
like two	1
now the two	1
of both of them	1
of his two	1
of the second	1
of you	1
on both	1
on the two	1
one under each	1
or twice	1
or two	1
pairs	1
present two	1
received twelve	1
shall be two	1
so naomi and ruth	1
so she and abigail were both	1
so that the two	1
suddenly two	1
than both	1
that the two	1
that two	1
the bread and the two	1
the double	1
the parties	1
the two of us	1
their two	1
them	1
there are also two	1
these	1
they can bring	1
they have both	1
they will both	1
thirty-two	1
thus both	1
to be two	1
to her two	1
to the other two	1
to the two	1
totaled twelve	1
twelve cubits	1
two sons	1
two things	1
two wings	1
until two	1
was	1
was with the twelfth team	1
were two	1
when both	1
where there were twelve	1
who	1
with a	1
with her two	1
with his two	1
with the assistance of the twelve	1
with twelve	1
with two wings	1
without her two	1
you are to present twelve	1
you must take both	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
two	150
and two	102
twelve	70
the two	34
both	31
and the two	23
and twelve	16
had two	9
in the two	9
in the second	8
of the two	8
or two	8
in the twelfth	6
of two	6
on the two	6
under two	6
and they two	5
thee two	5
and both	4
and his two	4
for his two	4
his two	4
in two	4
the twelfth	4
these two	4
according to the twelve	3
and her two	3
both of them	3
double	3
into two	3
of his two	3
them both	3
them in two	3
thereof two	3
unto her two	3
and it came to pass in the twelfth	2
and thy two	2
and with twain	2
behold two	2
for the two	2
like two	2
my two	2
of it and two	2
of the twelfth	2
of them both	2
of twelve	2
on both	2
on the twelfth	2
that two	2
the twelve	2
them on the two	2
thy two	2
to both	2
to him two	2
to the two	2
twenty	2
unto me two	2
unto the two	2
upon the two	2
upon twelve	2
upon two	2
with the two	2
yea twice	2
you twelve	2
against him two	1
against thee and against thy two	1
also both	1
also of you both	1
also these two	1
and both of them	1
and he had two	1
and in the second	1
and in the twelfth	1
and into the two	1
and now i am become two	1
and now thy two	1
and on the two	1
and these two	1
and they both	1
and they shall both	1
and they were also both	1
and they were both	1
and they were two	1
and those twelve	1
and threescore and twelve	1
and two manner	1
and unto the two	1
and your two	1
at the two	1
at which both	1
be between them both	1
before them like two	1
behold now i have two	1
between the two	1
between two	1
both twain	1
but these two	1
by the two	1
by two	1
can two	1
either this or that or whether they both	1
even both	1
even they both	1
even unto the two	1
even with two	1
for even both	1
for him two	1
for in the two	1
for my two	1
for the twelfth	1
for thy two	1
for two	1
from between the two	1
from between two	1
had twelve	1
hath two	1
have two	1
having the two	1
he and his two	1
he them on the two	1
him a double	1
him and he with the twelfth	1
him with two	1
hither and thither so that they two	1
i pray thee let a double	1
if two	1
in his stead in the second	1
in my two	1
in twain	1
into twelve	1
it between two	1
it came to pass also in the twelfth	1
it shall have the two	1
me a couple	1
me and behold two	1
me from thence two	1
me the two	1
me two	1
no more two	1
nor twice	1
not two	1
now in the twelfth	1
of both	1
of both parties	1
of figs and two	1
of her two	1
of it both	1
of it by the two	1
of it even two	1
of it upon the two	1
of them in both	1
or twice	1
out of those two	1
save the two	1
shall be between them both	1
shall be upon the two	1
shall they be according to the twelve	1
so that two	1
so the two	1
so they two	1
so two	1
than both	1
than sixscore	1
than the two	1
than them both	1
that she had been twelve	1
the twain	1
thee and they two	1
them in the two	1
them upon the two	1
them upon two	1
themselves in their two	1
then both	1
then they shall both of them	1
there two	1
there were two	1
there with them their two	1
therefore they were both	1
therefore two	1
thereof and two	1
thereof by the two	1
thereof upon the two	1
they shall be for the two	1
thither and his two	1
thither twelve	1
threescore and twelve	1
thus shall it be for them both	1
thus were both	1
together	1
twice	1
unto him my two	1
unto him there were two	1
unto him two	1
unto these two	1
upon both	1
upon his two	1
upon them twain	1
upon thy two	1
upon us both	1
us both	1
us two	1
we two	1
were twelve	1
were two	1
where she was and her two	1
which had two	1
which two	1
with him his two	1
with his two	1
with twain	1
with two	1
ye between two	1
ye them in two	1

Verses containing H8147

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Esther 3:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, the Pur (that is, the lot) was cast before Haman to determine a day and month. And the lot fell on the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
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Esther 3:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.
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Esther 6:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And there it was found recorded that Mordecai had exposed Bigthana and Teresh, two of the eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, when they had conspired to assassinate King Xerxes.
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Esther 8:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.
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Esther 9:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
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Esther 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.
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Job 9:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
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Job 13:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Only grant these two things to me, so that I need not hide from You:
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Job 33:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For God speaks in one way and in another, yet no one notices.
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Job 40:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have spoken once, but I have no answer—twice, but I have nothing to add.”
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Job 42:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
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Psalms 60:0 · KJV · 1 occurrence
The source numbers this heading or verse separately; read it in the interlinear.
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Source alternate reference: 60.1
Psalms 62:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,
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Source alternate reference: 62.12
Proverbs 17:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.
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Proverbs 20:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Differing weights and unequal measures—both are detestable to the LORD.
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Proverbs 20:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.
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Proverbs 24:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For they will bring sudden destruction. Who knows what ruin they can bring?
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Proverbs 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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Proverbs 29:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
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Proverbs 30:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Two things I ask of You—do not refuse me before I die:
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Proverbs 30:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
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Ecclesiastes 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
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Ecclesiastes 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
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Ecclesiastes 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
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Ecclesiastes 11:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
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Song of Solomon 4:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle grazing among the lilies.
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Song of Solomon 7:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Your breasts are like two fawns, twins of a gazelle.
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Source alternate reference: 7.4
Isaiah 1:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.
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Isaiah 6:2 · BSB · 3 occurrences
Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
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Isaiah 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of Remaliah.
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Isaiah 7:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For before the boy knows enough to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be laid waste.
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Isaiah 7:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
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Isaiah 8:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare.
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Isaiah 17:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Yet gleanings will remain, like an olive tree that has been beaten—two or three berries atop the tree, four or five on its fruitful branches,” declares the LORD, the God of Israel.
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Isaiah 47:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells.
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Isaiah 51:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
These pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?
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Jeremiah 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living water, and they have dug their own cisterns—broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
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Jeremiah 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
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Jeremiah 24:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.
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Jeremiah 33:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Have you not noticed what these people are saying: ‘The LORD has rejected the two families He had chosen’? So they despise My people and no longer regard them as a nation.
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Jeremiah 34:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And those who have transgressed My covenant and have not fulfilled the terms of the covenant they made before Me, I will treat like the calf they cut in two in order to pass between its pieces.
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Jeremiah 46:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The nations have heard of your shame, and your outcry fills the earth, because warrior stumbles over warrior and both of them have fallen together.”
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Jeremiah 52:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences
As for the two pillars, the Sea, the twelve bronze bulls under it, and the movable stands that King Solomon had made for the house of the LORD, the weight of the bronze from all these articles was beyond measure.
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Jeremiah 52:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Each pillar was eighteen cubits tall and twelve cubits in circumference; each was hollow, four fingers thick.
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Jeremiah 52:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
in Nebuchadnezzar’s eighteenth year, 832 people from Jerusalem;
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Jeremiah 52:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.
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Ezekiel 1:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences
Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body.
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Ezekiel 1:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And under the expanse, their wings stretched out toward one another. Each one also had two wings covering its body.
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Ezekiel 15:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, it is cast into the fire for fuel. The fire devours both ends, and the middle is charred. Can it be useful for anything?
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