בִּ/שְׁתֵּ֖י
𐤁/𐤔𐤕𐤉
bishetey
in 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
2 Kings 21:5 · Word #6
Lexicon H8147
| Lemma | שְׁנַיִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shᵉnayim |
| Strong's | H8147 |
| In-context | in two |
Morphology HR/Acfdc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H8147-05
in the two (fem.) of
| Root | שׁנ (š-n) |
| Core Meanings | two, pair, duality, doubleness, secondness |
| Semantic Range | two, both, a pair of, two parts of, second (in certain ordinal constructions), double |
| Conceptual Significance | The dual form reflects the Hebrew sensitivity to paired or complementary realities (e.g., two tablets, two witnesses). The feminine construct form signals agreement with feminine nouns and underscores the structured, relational nature of number in Biblical Hebrew thought. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ ("in") + feminine dual cardinal number in construct state (from שְׁתַּיִם). The construct form שְׁתֵּי is used before a following feminine noun. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form בִּשְׁתֵּי consists of the preposition בְּ ("in") prefixed to the feminine dual construct form שְׁתֵּי ("two of"). The rendering preserves the dual sense ("two"), the feminine grammatical form, and the construct relationship indicated by the morphology. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁנ (two, pair, duality, doubleness, secondness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8147-02 |
bisheney | in the two-of |
H8147-06 |
bisheteym | in two (feminine form) |
H8147-13 |
lisheneym | for two (masculine) |
H8147-18 |
mishetey | from two (feminine) of |
H8147-19 |
misheteym | from two (feminine) |
H8147-28 |
sheteyhem | the two of them |
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 |