שְׁתֵּ֥ים
𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌
sheteym
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.
Exodus 28:21 · Word #7
Lexicon H8147
| Lemma | שְׁנַיִם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shᵉnayim |
| Strong's | H8147 |
| In-context | two |
Morphology HAcfda
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 H8147-30
two (feminine)
| Root | שׁנה (sh-n-h) |
| Core Meanings | twoness, doubleness, repetition, secondness |
| Semantic Range | two, both, a pair, duality, second (in certain contexts), twice (in distributive or idiomatic usage) |
| Conceptual Significance | The number two often conveys the idea of valid testimony (two witnesses), covenant partnership, or division and pairing in biblical thought. Its feminine form reflects the gender agreement system integral to Hebrew grammar and emphasizes the concrete pairing of feminine entities in narrative and legal contexts. |
| Morphological Notes | Cardinal number, feminine form of שְׁנַיִם; absolute state; used to count feminine nouns. Occurs as an attributive numeral agreeing in gender with the noun counted. |
| Rendering Rationale | שְׁתֵּים is the feminine absolute form of the cardinal number "two," used with feminine nouns. The rendering "two (feminine)" preserves the basic numerical sense rooted in doubleness while explicitly reflecting the grammatical gender required by the morphology (HAcfda: Hebrew adjective, cardinal, feminine). |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁנה (twoness, doubleness, repetition, secondness)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8147-04 |
bishetayim | in two (feminine) |
H8147-09 |
kisheney | like two of |
H8147-14 |
lishetey | for the two (feminine) 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 |