שְׁתֵּ֣י

𐤔𐤕𐤉

shetey-2

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

Exodus 39:18 · Word #4

Lexicon H8147

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

Morphology HAcfdc 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 H8147-27

two

Morphological NotesFeminine construct form of the cardinal number שְׁנַיִם (two). The form שְׁתֵּי is used with feminine nouns in construct position ("two of…"), governing a following noun.
Rendering RationaleThis form is the feminine construct of the cardinal number "two," used before a feminine noun. The rendering "two" preserves the dual numerical sense inherent in the root, while the construct relationship and feminine agreement are reflected in how it grammatically modifies a following feminine noun in context.

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Words from Root שני (two, duality, pair, secondness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8147-01 bishenayim in two (masculine dual)
H8144-01 hashani the crimson-dye
H8147-07 hashenayim the two

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