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

Page 7 of 13. 646 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

Judges 20:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And the Benjamites came out of Gibeah and cut down 22,000 Israelites on the battlefield that day.
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Judges 21:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the congregation sent 12,000 of their most valiant men and commanded them: “Go and put to the sword those living in Jabesh-gilead, including women and children.
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Ruth 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
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Ruth 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.
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Ruth 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Naomi’s husband Elimelech died, and she was left with her two sons,
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Ruth 1:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences
both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband.
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Ruth 1:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, she left the place where she had been living and set out on the road leading back to the land of Judah.
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Ruth 1:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you to your mother’s home. May the LORD show you loving devotion, as you have shown to your dead and to me.
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Ruth 1:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Naomi and Ruth traveled until they came to Bethlehem. When they entered Bethlehem, the whole town was stirred because of them, and the women of the town exclaimed, “Can this be Naomi?”
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Ruth 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“We are witnesses,” said the elders and all the people at the gate. “May the LORD make the woman entering your home like Rachel and Leah, who together built up the house of Israel. May you be prosperous in Ephrathah and famous in Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
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1 Samuel 1:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
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1 Samuel 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 2:34 · BSB · 2 occurrences
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
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1 Samuel 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
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1 Samuel 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
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1 Samuel 4:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
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1 Samuel 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
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1 Samuel 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.
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1 Samuel 6:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
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1 Samuel 6:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
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1 Samuel 9:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul got ready, and both he and Samuel went outside together.
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1 Samuel 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
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1 Samuel 10:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
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1 Samuel 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.
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1 Samuel 13:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years.
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1 Samuel 14:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
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1 Samuel 14:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
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1 Samuel 18:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
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1 Samuel 20:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,
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1 Samuel 20:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
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1 Samuel 23:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
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1 Samuel 25:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys
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1 Samuel 25:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
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1 Samuel 27:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.
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1 Samuel 28:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.”
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1 Samuel 30:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David’s two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken captive.
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1 Samuel 30:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
a piece of a fig cake and two clusters of raisins. So he ate and was revived, for he had not had any food or water for three days and three nights.
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1 Samuel 30:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.
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2 Samuel 1:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
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2 Samuel 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So David went there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
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2 Samuel 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul’s son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned for two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David.
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2 Samuel 2:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences
So they got up and were counted off—twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David.
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2 Samuel 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
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2 Samuel 8:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
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2 Samuel 8:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Arameans of Damascus came to help King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of their men.
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2 Samuel 9:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
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2 Samuel 10:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers from Beth-rehob and Zoba, as well as a thousand men from the king of Maacah and twelve thousand men from Tob.
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2 Samuel 12:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
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2 Samuel 13:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
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