The meaning of “שְׁנַיִם”
Understanding shᵉnayim reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shᵉttayim (shet-tah'-yim) both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phr...
שְׁנַיִם
dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם shᵉttayim (shet-tah'-yim) both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. - two - also (as ordinal) twofold 1) two 1a) two (the cardinal number) 1a1) two, both, double, twice 1b) second (the ordinal number) 1c) in combination with other numbers 1d) both (a dual number)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 22:6 | “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.” Word: שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) | |
| Judges 15:4 | “And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.” Word: שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) | |
| 1 Chronicles 25:15 | “The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:” Word: שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) | |
| Psalms 62:11 | “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.” Word: שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) | |
| Ezekiel 37:22 | “And I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided into two kingdoms any more at all:” Word: שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim) |
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