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שְׁנַיִם H8147
H8147 is the Hebrew word שְׁנַיִם, transliterated shᵉnayim and said shen-ah'-yim. The King James Version most often renders it two.
What it means
two; also (as ordinal) twofold.
Where it comes from
dual of H8145 (שֵׁנִי); feminine שְׁתַּיִם.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 650 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Verses using שְׁנַיִם
The first 40 of 616 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:16 · KJV
And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Genesis 2:25 · KJV
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 3:7 · KJV
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 4:19 · KJV
And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 5:8 · KJV
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
Genesis 5:18 · KJV
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:
Genesis 5:20 · KJV
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.
Genesis 5:26 · KJV
And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:28 · KJV
And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
Genesis 6:19 · KJV
And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
Genesis 6:20 · KJV
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
Genesis 7:2 · KJV
Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
Genesis 7:9 · KJV
There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
Genesis 7:15 · KJV
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
Genesis 9:22 · KJV
And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
Genesis 9:23 · KJV
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Genesis 10:25 · KJV
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
Genesis 11:20 · KJV
And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
Genesis 14:4 · KJV
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Genesis 17:20 · KJV
And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 19:1 · KJV
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Genesis 19:8 · KJV
Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
Genesis 19:15 · KJV
And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
Genesis 19:16 · KJV
And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Genesis 19:30 · KJV
And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Genesis 19:36 · KJV
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
Genesis 21:27 · KJV
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
Genesis 22:3 · KJV
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Genesis 22:6 · KJV
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
Genesis 22:8 · KJV
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Genesis 24:22 · KJV
And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
Genesis 25:16 · KJV
These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes according to their nations.
Genesis 25:23 · KJV
And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
Genesis 27:9 · KJV
Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
Genesis 27:45 · KJV
Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?
Genesis 29:16 · KJV
And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 31:33 · KJV
And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
Genesis 31:41 · KJV
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
Genesis 32:7 · KJV
Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two bands;
Genesis 32:10 · KJV
I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8147 mean?
H8147 is the Hebrew word שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim), meaning two; also (as ordinal) twofold.
How is H8147 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it two (449 times), twelve (94 times), both (51 times), twelfth (13 times), or two (8 times), among others.
How many times does H8147 appear in the Bible?
שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) is tagged in 616 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8147 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: dual of H8145 (שֵׁנִי); feminine שְׁתַּיִם.
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