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

Lemmaשְׁנַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliterationshᵉnayim
Strong'sH8147
In-contextin 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

Rootשׁנ (š-n)
Core Meaningstwo, pair, duality, doubleness, secondness
Semantic Rangetwo, both, a pair of, two parts of, second (in certain ordinal constructions), double
Conceptual SignificanceThe 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 NotesPreposition בְּ ("in") + feminine dual cardinal number in construct state (from שְׁתַּיִם). The construct form שְׁתֵּי is used before a following feminine noun.
Rendering RationaleThe 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