מִשְׁנֶה (H4932) — Hebrew Lexicon

מִשְׁנֶה

𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄

mishneh

H4932 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׁנה to repeat, do again

Definition

A second, duplicate, or copy; something that is next in sequence, subordinate in order, or a repetition. In a legal or administrative context, refers to a written duplicate or copy of a document. In quantitative contexts, refers to a double portion or amount. In other contexts, connotes a secondary position (such as second in rank, age, or quality), or something following after a primary instance.

Semantic Range

second (in sequence, order, or rank), duplicate, copy (of a document), secondary or subordinate position, double (in amount or portion), district or section (as in 'Second Quarter' of a city); repetition

Root / Etymology

Root: שׁנה. The root meaning is 'to repeat, do again.' Mishneh is a noun formation indicating 'a repetition,' extending to 'copy, duplicate,' and by semantic extension, 'second' whether by order, rank, or quantity. The noun form shifts the root action from verbal repetition to the state or instance of duplication or secondary position.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In pre-exilic Israelite texts, mishneh commonly denotes something secondary—either in rank ('second' ruler, 2 Kings 23:4), in sequence ('second' day, Genesis 41:5), or in quantity ('double,' Exodus 16:5). In administrative and legal contexts, especially in the post-exilic period, it is used for a duplicate or official copy of a document (Deuteronomy 17:18; Jeremiah 32:14). The term also appears in distribution contexts, such as for double portions (2 Kings 2:9), or in appositional phrases indicating the next item or location (Zephaniah 1:10 refers to a district, likely the 'Second Quarter' of Jerusalem). Later rabbinic usage builds from the biblical sense of 'repetition, study by repetition,' but this usage (as in 'Mishnah') is post-biblical. English translations sometimes obscure the technical or administrative nuance (e.g., rendering mishneh in Deut 17:18 merely as 'copy' rather than recognizing its formal, legal character). The term should be understood flexibly—in some contexts as 'copy,' in others as 'second in order or rank,' and in still others as a 'double' or 'repeated' quantity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from שָׁנָה; properly, a repetition, i.e. a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or location); college, copy, double, fatlings, next, second (order), twice as much.

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Root Family

שנה (š-n-h) — repeat, do again, duplicate

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H8132	שָׁנָא	and he altered
H8133	שְׁנָא	to cause to change
H8136	שִׁנְאָן	repeated multitude
H8138	שָׁנָה	I will alter
H8139	שְׁנָה	and his sleep
H8140	שְׁנָה	in year-of
H8141	שָׁנֶה	in the year
H8142	שֵׁנָה	year of
H8144	שָׁנִי	year-cycles
H8145	שֵׁנִי	in the second
H8147	שְׁנַיִם	in two
H8153	שְׁנָת	year-of

Word Forms

10 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	Occurrences
`H4932-05`	מִשְׁנֶ֖ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate	16
`H4932-02`	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶה֙	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the second	the second	6
`H4932-09`	וּ/מִשְׁנֵ֨/הוּ֙	umishenehu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his second	and his second	3
`H4932-01`	בַּ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	bamisheneh	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in the second quarter	in the second	2
`H4932-04`	לְ/מִשְׁנֶ֑ה	lemisheneh	`HR/Ncmsa`	twice as much	to a second	2
`H4932-08`	וּ/מִשְׁנֶה	umisheneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and double	and a second	2
`H4932-10`	וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁנִ֤ים	vehamishenim	`HC/Td/Ncmpa`	and-the-second-born	and the secondary ones	1
`H4932-07`	מִשְׁנִ֔ים	mishenim	`HNcmpa`	of a second sort	duplicates	1
`H4932-06`	מִשְׁנֵ֖/הוּ	mishenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	of his second	his duplicate	1
`H4932-03`	הַ/מִּשְׁנִ֑ים	hamishenim	`HTd/Ncmpa`	of the second rank	the seconds	1

Occurrences in Scripture

35 total occurrences

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1
`H4932-02`	Genesis 41:43	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶה֙	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	of the second	the second
`H4932-05`	Genesis 43:12	מִשְׁנֶ֖ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-08`	Genesis 43:15	וּ/מִשְׁנֶה	umisheneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and double	and a second
`H4932-05`	Exodus 16:5	מִשְׁנֶ֔ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Exodus 16:22	מִשְׁנֶ֔ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Deuteronomy 15:18	מִשְׁנֶה֙	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Deuteronomy 17:18	מִשְׁנֵ֨ה	misheneh	`HNcmsc`	a copy	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Joshua 8:32	מִשְׁנֵה֙	misheneh	`HNcmsc`	a copy of	second, duplicate
`H4932-06`	1 Samuel 8:2	מִשְׁנֵ֖/הוּ	mishenehu	`HNcmsc/Sp3ms`	of his second	his duplicate
`H4932-10`	1 Samuel 15:9	וְ/הַ/מִּשְׁנִ֤ים	vehamishenim	`HC/Td/Ncmpa`	and-the-second-born	and the secondary ones
`H4932-09`	1 Samuel 17:13	וּ/מִשְׁנֵ֨/הוּ֙	umishenehu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his second	and his second
`H4932-04`	1 Samuel 23:17	לְ/מִשְׁנֶ֑ה	lemisheneh	`HR/Ncmsa`	second	to a second
`H4932-09`	2 Samuel 3:3	וּ/מִשְׁנֵ֣/הוּ	umishenehu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and his second	and his second
`H4932-01`	2 Kings 22:14	בַּ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	bamisheneh	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in the second quarter	in the second
`H4932-02`	2 Kings 23:4	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶה֮	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the second order	the second
`H4932-05`	2 Kings 25:18	מִשְׁנֶ֑ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	the second	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Isaiah 61:7	מִשְׁנֶ֔ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Isaiah 61:7	מִשְׁנֶ֣ה	misheneh-2	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Jeremiah 16:18	מִשְׁנֵ֤ה	misheneh	`HNcmsc`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-08`	Jeremiah 17:18	וּ/מִשְׁנֶ֥ה	umisheneh	`HC/Ncmsa`	and double	and a second
`H4932-02`	Jeremiah 52:24	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the second	the second
`H4932-02`	Zephaniah 1:10	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the Second	the second
`H4932-05`	Zechariah 9:12	מִשְׁנֶ֖ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	double	second, duplicate
`H4932-04`	Job 42:10	לְ/מִשְׁנֶֽה	lemisheneh	`HR/Ncmsa`	twice as much	to a second
`H4932-05`	Esther 10:3	מִשְׁנֶה֙	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	second	second, duplicate
`H4932-07`	Ezra 1:10	מִשְׁנִ֔ים	mishenim	`HNcmpa`	of a second sort	duplicates
`H4932-05`	Nehemiah 11:9	מִשְׁנֶֽה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	second	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	Nehemiah 11:17	מִשְׁנֶ֣ה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	second	second, duplicate
`H4932-02`	1 Chronicles 5:12	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the second	the second
`H4932-03`	1 Chronicles 15:18	הַ/מִּשְׁנִ֑ים	hamishenim	`HTd/Ncmpa`	of the second rank	the seconds
`H4932-09`	1 Chronicles 16:5	וּ/מִשְׁנֵ֣/הוּ	umishenehu	`HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms`	and second to him	and his second
`H4932-05`	2 Chronicles 28:7	מִשְׁנֵ֥ה	misheneh	`HNcmsc`	the second	second, duplicate
`H4932-05`	2 Chronicles 31:12	מִשְׁנֶֽה	misheneh	`HNcmsa`	second in rank	second, duplicate
`H4932-01`	2 Chronicles 34:22	בַּ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה	bamisheneh	`HRd/Ncmsa`	in the second quarter	in the second
`H4932-02`	2 Chronicles 35:24	הַ/מִּשְׁנֶה֮	hamisheneh	`HTd/Ncmsa`	the second	the second

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