בַ/שְּׁנַ֨יִם֙

𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌

vashenayim

than the two

dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

H8147

1 Chronicles 11:21 · Word #3

Lexicon H8147

Lemmaשְׁנַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliterationshᵉnayim
Strong'sH8147
In-contextthan the two

Morphology HRd/Acmda All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8147-44

in the two

Rootשנה (š-n-h)
Core Meaningstwo, double, repetition, secondness
Semantic Rangetwo, both, a pair, double, second, twice; can function in counting, comparison, or expressing duplication.
Conceptual SignificanceThe concept of "two" in biblical thought often conveys adequacy and confirmation (e.g., two witnesses), partnership, or doubling, reflecting the root idea of repetition or reinforcement embedded in שנה.
Morphological NotesPrefixed preposition בַּ (beth + definite article) + masculine dual absolute numeral שְׁנַיִם. Dual form denotes exactly two (masculine).
Rendering RationaleThe form שְׁנַיִם is the masculine dual cardinal "two," here with a prefixed בַּ ("in/with") and the definite article assimilated, yielding "in the two." The rendering preserves the dual number and definiteness while reflecting the root idea of doubleness inherent in שנה.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שנה (two, double, repetition, secondness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8138-01 ashaneh I will alter
H4932-01 bamisheneh in the second-division
H8141-01 bashanah in the year-cycle

Word Usage (769 occurrences of H8147)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:16 שְׁנֵ֥י sheney two
Genesis 2:25 שְׁנֵי/הֶם֙ sheneyhem both of them
Genesis 3:7 שְׁנֵי/הֶ֔ם sheneyhem both of them