מִ/שְּׁנֵי/הֶֽם

𐤌/𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌

misheneyhem

than both of them

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

Proverbs 27:3 · Word #8

Lexicon H8147

Lemmaשְׁנַיִם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
Transliterationshᵉnayim
Strong'sH8147
In-contextthan both of them

Morphology HR/Acmdc/Sp3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech A — Adjective — Describes a noun
Subtype c — Cardinal Number — Cardinal number
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number d — Dual — Dual (exactly two)
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H8147-17

from the two of them

Rootשני (š-n-y)
Core Meaningstwo-ness, duality, doubling, secondness, repetition
Semantic Rangetwo, both, a pair, second, double, twice, dual portion, comparative "than both" when used with מִן
Conceptual SignificanceThe concept of "two" in biblical thought often signals valid testimony (two witnesses), established confirmation, or paired completeness. The dual form underscores the Hebrew sensitivity to number and relational pairing within covenantal and legal contexts.
Morphological NotesPreposition מִן (min, "from") + masculine construct form שְׁנֵי (dual/cardinal "two of") + 3rd person masculine plural suffix הֶם ("them"). Though "two" is dual in sense, it governs a plural pronominal suffix referring to two masculine individuals.
Rendering RationaleThe form consists of the preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to the masculine construct form שְׁנֵי ("two of"), followed by the 3rd person masculine plural suffix "them." Rendering it as "from the two of them" preserves the explicit dual sense of the root שׁני (two-ness) and accurately reflects the masculine plural pronominal suffix.

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

Words from Root שני (two-ness, duality, doubling, secondness, repetition)

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
H8147-20 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)
H8147-35 usheneym and two
H8144-03 usheni and scarlet-of
H8147-37 ushetey and two 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