שְׁתָּֽיִם

𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌

shetayim

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

Joshua 21:27 · Word #23

Lexicon H8147

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

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 H8147-28

two (feminine form)

Rootשנה (sh-n-h)
Core Meaningsrepetition, secondness, doubling, change
Semantic Rangetwo, both, a pair, double, second (in construct expressions), twice (in certain idioms)
Conceptual SignificanceThe number two often signifies confirmation and sufficient witness in biblical thought (e.g., two witnesses), partnership or pairing, and the idea of doubling or repetition embedded in its root concept of secondness.
Morphological NotesCardinal number, feminine form, dual in sense, absolute state. Used with feminine nouns or when the feminine form of "two" is required by agreement.
Rendering Rationaleשְׁתַּיִם is the feminine absolute form of the cardinal number "two," derived from the root conveying repetition or doubling (שנה). The rendering "two (feminine form)" preserves both the core sense of duality/doubling and the explicitly feminine grammatical form indicated by the morphology (HAcfda).

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

Words from Root שנה (repetition, secondness, doubling, change)

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 (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