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שְׁנָה H8140

H8140 is the Hebrew word שְׁנָה, transliterated shᵉnâh and said shen-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it year.

Word: שְׁנָהTransliteration: shᵉnâhSaid: shen-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 7 verses

What it means

{a year (as a revolution of time)}.

Where it comes from

(Aramaic) corresponding to H8141 (שָׁנֶה).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

year 5×years 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: year.

Verses using שְׁנָה

All 7 verses, quoted in full.

Ezra 4:24 · KJV

Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Ezra 5:11 · KJV

And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.

Ezra 5:13 · KJV

But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

Ezra 6:3 · KJV

In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;

Ezra 6:15 · KJV

And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Daniel 5:31 · KJV

And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

Daniel 7:1 · KJV

In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8140 mean?

H8140 is the Hebrew word שְׁנָה (shᵉnâh), meaning {a year (as a revolution of time)}.

How is H8140 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it year (5 times), years (2 times).

How many times does H8140 appear in the Bible?

שְׁנָה (shᵉnâh) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8140 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8141 (שָׁנֶה).

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