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שָׁנָה H8138

H8138 is the Hebrew word שָׁנָה, transliterated shânâh and said shaw-naw'. The King James Version most often renders it changed.

Word: שָׁנָהTransliteration: shânâhSaid: shaw-naw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 20 verses

What it means

to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive).

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

changed 3×second time 2×change 2×doubled 1×smite him the second time 1×struck him not again 1×pray thee and disguise 1×if ye do so again 1×being diverse 1×preferred 1×diverse 1×changest 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: do (speak, strike) again, alter, double, (be given to) change, disguise, (be) diverse, pervert, prefer, repeat, return, do the second time.

Verses using שָׁנָה

All 20 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 41:32 · KJV

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

1 Samuel 21:13 · KJV

And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

1 Samuel 26:8 · KJV

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.

2 Samuel 20:10 · KJV

But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab’s hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.

1 Kings 14:2 · KJV

And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.

1 Kings 18:34 · KJV

And he said, Do it the second time. And they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. And they did it the third time.

Nehemiah 13:21 · KJV

Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.

Esther 1:7 · KJV

And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.

Esther 2:9 · KJV

And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, which were meet to be given her, out of the king’s house: and he preferred her and her maids unto the best place of the house of the women.

Esther 3:8 · KJV

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

Job 14:20 · KJV

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth: thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

Job 29:22 · KJV

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

Psalm 34:1 · KJV

I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Psalm 89:34 · KJV

My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips.

Proverbs 17:9 · KJV

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Proverbs 26:11 · KJV

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Proverbs 31:5 · KJV

Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.

Jeremiah 2:36 · KJV

Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

Jeremiah 52:33 · KJV

And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.

Malachi 3:6 · KJV

For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8138 mean?

H8138 is the Hebrew word שָׁנָה (shânâh), meaning to fold, i.e. duplicate (literally or figuratively); by implication, to transmute (transitive or intransitive).

How is H8138 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it changed (3 times), second time (2 times), change (2 times), doubled (1 time), smite him the second time (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8138 appear in the Bible?

שָׁנָה (shânâh) is tagged in 20 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8138 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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