Hebrew · Strong's H8147 · Noun
שְׁנַיִם
she·na·yim
two
769times used
646verses
31books
How it's translated
- two156
- the two107
- and two99
- two plus74
- both of them36
- the two of them23
- and the two14
- and two plus14
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)
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Numbers77
- Exodus66
- Genesis58
- 1 Kings48
- 1 Chronicles41
- 2 Kings37
- Leviticus33
- 1 Samuel29
- Joshua26
- 2 Chronicles24
…and 21 more books.
Every verse
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