שְׁנַיִם
šĕnayim
two
Strong's H8147NounHebrewTWOT 2421a

שְׁנַיִם (šĕnayim) is a Hebrew noun meaning two. It appears 769 times in 31 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8147).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2421a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2421a)two; twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty thousand, twice
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׁנַ֫יִם noun, masculine: two

Strong's H8147 שְׁנַיִם: two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV:both, couple, double, second, twain, twelfth, twelve, twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2421: שָׁנָה šānâ — repeat, do again; concerning the dream’s being repeated; fold, duplicate, transmute; alter, double, change, disguise, diverse, pervert, prefer, return, do the second time

See it in Scripture

Genesis 1:16Exodus 2:13Leviticus 3:4

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