הַ/שָּׁנִ֔ים

𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌

hashanim

the-years

(in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

H8141

Joel 2:25 · Word #4

Lexicon H8141

Lemmaשָׁנֶה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤍𐤄
Transliterationshâneh
Strong'sH8141
In-contextthe-years

Morphology HTd/Ncfpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H8141-06

the years

Rootשנה (sh-n-h)
Core Meaningsrepetition, change, alteration, cyclical return
Semantic Rangeyear as a calendar cycle; a span of time; an age or era; years as a measure of duration; by extension, long duration or old age.
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical thought, "years" mark divinely ordered cycles of time, structuring covenantal history, agricultural rhythms, sabbatical observances, and jubilees. The term reflects the recurring, divinely governed patterns embedded in creation and redemptive history.
Morphological NotesNoun common feminine plural absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ־); from lemma שָׁנֶה (year).
Rendering RationaleThe noun שָׁנֶה derives from the root שנה, conveying repetition or cyclical change, reflecting the yearly cycle. The form הַשָּׁנִים is feminine plural absolute with the definite article, thus accurately rendered as "the years," preserving both plurality and definiteness inherent in the morphology.

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

Words from Root שנה (repetition, change, alteration, cyclical return)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H8138-01 ashaneh I will alter
H4932-01 bamisheneh in the second-division
H8141-01 bashanah in the year-cycle

Word Usage (880 occurrences of H8141)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 1:14 וְ/שָׁנִֽים veshanim and years
Genesis 5:3 שָׁנָ֔ה shanah years
Genesis 5:4 שָׁנָ֑ה shanah years