וּ/שְׁתֵּי

𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤉

ushetey

and 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

Isaiah 7:21 · Word #8

Lexicon H8147

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

Morphology HC/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 H8147-37

and two of

Rootשני (sh-n-y)
Core Meaningstwo, pair, double, repetition, secondness
Semantic Rangetwo, a pair, both (when contextually definite), double, second (in ordinal or repeated sense)
Conceptual SignificanceThe number two in biblical thought often conveys confirmation and sufficiency of witness (e.g., two witnesses), partnership, or duality. Its construct usage frequently marks counted pairs within covenantal, legal, and ritual contexts, emphasizing completeness through pairing.
Morphological NotesConjunction וּ + feminine construct form of the cardinal number שְׁתַּיִם (two). Tagged HC/Acfdc: Hebrew conjunction + adjective cardinal feminine dual construct. Used before a feminine plural noun in construct relationship.
Rendering RationaleThe form וּשְׁתֵּי consists of the conjunction וּ ("and") prefixed to the feminine construct form of the cardinal number "two." The construct state requires completion by a following noun (“two of…”), and the feminine form agrees with a feminine noun. The rendering preserves both the additive conjunction and the construct sense inherent in the morphology.

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

Words from Root שני (two, pair, double, repetition, secondness)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8147-01 bishenayim in two (masculine dual)
H8144-01 hashani the crimson-dye
H8147-07 hashenayim the two
H8147-08 hasheneym the two
H8147-11 lisheney to two of
H8147-17 misheneyhem from the two of them
H8147-20 shenayim two
H8147-21 sheney two of
H8147-22 sheneyhem the two of them
H8147-25 sheneynu the two of us
H8147-27 shetey two
H8147-29 sheteyhen the two of them (feminine)
tineyanah second (feminine singular)
H8147-35 usheneym and two
H8144-03 usheni and scarlet-of
H8147-38 usheteym and two
H8147-40 uvisheneym and in twain
H8147-43 uvisheteym and in two (feminine)
H8147-45 velishenayim and to 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