בִּ/שְׁתַּ֛יִם

𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌

bishetayim

in the one of 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 Samuel 18:21 · Word #16

Lexicon H8147

Lemmaשְׁנַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliterationshᵉnayim
Strong'sH8147
In-contextin the one of the two

Morphology HR/Acfda All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H8147-04

in two (feminine)

Rootשׁנה (sh-n-h)
Core Meaningstwo, second, repetition, doubling
Semantic Rangetwo, both, a pair, twice, double, second (in ordinal sense), division into two
Conceptual SignificanceThe concept of "two" in biblical thought often conveys confirmation and sufficiency of witness (e.g., two witnesses), partnership, or division. The dual form underscores completeness in pairing, whether in legal testimony, covenantal witnesses, or narrative structuring.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ ("in") + feminine dual absolute numeral שְׁתַּיִם ("two"). The numeral agrees in gender with a feminine noun understood from context.
Rendering RationaleThe form בִּשְׁתַּיִם consists of the preposition בְּ ("in") prefixed to the feminine dual absolute form of "two." The rendering "in two (feminine)" preserves the dual number inherent in the Hebrew and reflects that the counted noun is grammatically feminine, as indicated by the form שְׁתַּיִם.

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

Words from Root שׁנה (two, second, repetition, doubling)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8147-10 kisheney like two of
H8147-15 lishetey for the two (feminine) of
H8147-17 misheney from two of

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