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Strong's #8147 - שְׁתַּיִם
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
- two
- two (the cardinal number)
- two, both, double, twice
- second (the ordinal number)
- in combination with other numbers
- both (a dual number)
- two (the cardinal number)
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1474) ns (סהנ ShN) AC: Sharp CO: Teeth AB: ?: The pictograph s is a picture of the teeth, the n is a picture of a seed representing continuance. Combined these mean "teeth continue". The two front teeth are sharp and used for cutting foods by pressing down. (eng: shine - from the whiteness of the teeth)
A) ns (סהנ ShN) AC: ? CO: Teeth AB: ?
Nm/f ) ns (סהנ ShN) - Teeth: [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (58): teeth, tooth, ivory, sharp, crag, forefront - Strongs: H8127 (שֵׁן), H8128 (שֵׁן)
Nf1) ens (סהנה ShNH) - I. Y [df: ans] II. Sleep:[Unknown connection to rootHebrew and Aramaic] KJV (906): year, sleep - Strongs: H8141 (שָׁנָה), H8142 (שֵׁנָא), H8139 (שְׁנָה), H8140 (שְׁנָה)
fm) ins (סהני ShNY) - Scarlet: The color of the gums. KJV (42): scarlet, crimson - Strongs: H8144 (שָׁנִי)
B) nns (סהננ ShNN) AC: Sharp CO: ? AB: ?: From the sharpness of the front teeth.
V) nns (סהננ ShNN) - Sharpen: KJV (9): (vf: Paal, Piel) sharp, whet, sharpen, prick, teach - Strongs: H8150 (שָׁנַן)
bf1) enins (סהנינה ShNYNH) - Piercing: KJV (4): byword, taunt - Strongs: H8148 (שְׁנִינָה)
D) nas (סהאנ ShAN) AC: Rest CO: ? AB: ?: [Unknown connection to root;]
V) nas (סהאנ ShAN) - Rest: To be in a state of rest. KJV (5): (vf: Piel) ease, quiet, rest - Strongs: H7599 (שָׁאַן)
mm) nnas (סהאננ ShANN) - Rest: KJV (10): ease, quiet, tumult - Strongs: H7600 (שַׁאֲנָן)
E) ans (סהנא ShNA) AC: ? CO: Two AB: ?: As a second thing.
V) ans (סהנא ShNA) - Change: To exchange one thing for another. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (24): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel, Participle) change, diverse, alter - Strongs: H8132 (שָׁנָא), H8133 (שְׁנָה)
emm) nanis (סהינאנ ShYNAN) - Twice: KJV (1): angel - Strongs: H8136 (שִׁנְאָן)
H) ens (סהנה ShNH) AC: ? CO: Two AB: ?: A repeating of the first or what was before.
V) ens (סהנה ShNH) - I. Change:To exchange one thing for another. II. Repeat:To do something a second time. KJV (23): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hitpael, Piel) change, second, again, diverse, alter, disguise, double, pervert, prefer, repeat - Strongs: H8138 (שָׁנָה)
Nm/f) ens (סהנה ShNH) - I. Two:In the sense of the changing seasons. [Hebrew and Aramaic; Written in the plural form mitsor nintin the Aramaic] [df: Myts]II. Sleep:[Unknown connection to rootHebrew and Aramaic] KJV (772): two, both, second, twain, twice, double - Strongs: H8147 (שְׁתַּיִם), H8578 (תִּנְיָן), H8648 (תַּרְתֵּין)
fm/f) ins (סהני ShNY) - Second: KJV (156): second, other, time, again, another, more, either - Strongs: H8145 (שֵׁנִי)
hm) ensm (מסהנה MShNH) - I. Double: II. Second:KJV (35): second, double, next, college, copy, twice, fatling - Strongs: H4932 (מִשְׁנֶה)
sf3) tfnins (סהנינות ShNYNWT) - Again: A second time. [Aramaic only] KJV (1): again - Strongs: H8579 (תִּנְיָנוּת)
L) nsi (יסהנ YShN) AC: ? CO: Previous AB: ?: What was before the second.
V) nsi (יסהנ YShN) - Sleep: [Unknown connection to root;] KJV (19): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel) sleep, remain, old - Strongs: H3462 (יָשֵׁן)
Nm) nsi (יסהנ YShN) - I. Previous: II. Sleep:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (16): old, sleep - Strongs: H3463 (יָשֵׁן), H3465 (יָשָׁן)
Nf2) tnsi (יסהנת YShNT) - Sleep: [Unknown connection to root;] [df: tns] KJV (1): sleep - Strongs: H8153 (שְׁנָת)
Adopted Roots:
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
noun masculine and feminine dual two (Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician אשנם (and ׳שנ second), Punic שנם Lzb380; Arabic ; Sabean תֿני Hom Chr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין,
(תִּנְיָנָא,
second); Nabataean תרין, Palmyrene feminine תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etymology see √, and especially Philippi ZMG xxxii (1878), 21-98); — masculine (with masculine noun) שְׁנַיִם Amos 3:3 +; construct שְׁנֵי Isaiah 7:16 +, suffix שְׁנֵיהֶם Genesis 2:25 +, etc.; feminine (with
feminine noun) שְׁתַּיִם Amos 4:8 +; construct שְׁתֵּי Genesis 4:19, וּשְׁתֵּי Isaiah 7:21 +, etc., מִשְּׁתֵֿי Judges 16:28 (see GFM); suffixes see below (2 10= 12, see below); Hexateuch chiefly P; — two:
1 no other number:
a. usually construct before plural noun (צְמִידִים) שְׁנֵי Genesis 24:22 19t. + 2 Samuel 23:20 "" 1 Chronicles 11:22 (insert בְּנֵיᵐ5 Th modern, otherwise RS Semitic i. 469,2nd ed., 488); (נָשִׁים) שְׁתֵּי Genesis 4:19 132t., 1 Samuel 10:4 insert כִּכְּרוֺת Klo HPS Bu Now; Leviticus 16:21 read dual יָדָיו Qr, + Judges 16:28 (see above) + שְׁתֵּיאֵֿלֶּה Isaiah 47:9 both these things; before singular noun, שְׁנֵי Exodus 16:22 (Ges§ 134 e); suffix שְׁנֵיתֶם the two of them Genesis 2:25 62t., + Proverbs 24:22 (> their years ᵑ6ᵑ7 De and others; probably corrupt, see Toy), שְׁנֵינוּ Genesis 31:37 2t., שְׁנֵיכֶם Genesis 27:45; שְׁתֵּיהֶם (masculine suffix! Ges§ 135o) Ruth 1:19; Ruth 4:11, יֵ֯הֶן 1 Samuel 25:43; Ezekiel 23:13.
b. absolute (1) שְׁנַ֫יִם (90t.), before plural noun Judges 11:37 26t.; after plural noun 2 Samuel 1:1; Exodus 29:1+ 21t. (usually P Chronicles), singular noun (collective) Genesis 46:27; Numbers 7:17 11t. Numbers 17; noun omitted Genesis 7:2; Genesis 44:27 26t.; ׳שׁ׳שׁ distributive Genesis 7:9 +; ׳לִשׁ cut in two 2 Kings 3:25; Jeremiah 34:18; = double amount Exodus 22:3; Exodus 22:6; Exodus 22:8 (E); ׳מִּי שׁ Deuteronomy 21:17 double portion, + בְּרוּחֲךָ 2 Kings 2:9 in (of) thy spirit, + בָּהּ Zechariah 3:18; -2שְׁתַּ֫יִם (55t.) before plural noun 1 Kings 3:16 16t.; after plural noun (usually P and late) 2 Chronicles 24:3 9t.; noun omitted, = two things Isaiah 51:19; Job 13:20; Proverbs 30:7; שְׁתַּיִם = twice 2 Kings 6:10; Job 40:5; Psalm 62:12 (or as Proverbs 30:7), ׳בִּשׁ Job 33:14 either Song of Solomon , or in two ways RVm (see De); as ordinal בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לְ 1 Kings 15:25 9t., etc.; (3) as round number, שְׁנַיִם עֵצִים 1 Kings 17:12 a few sticks (German 'ein paar'), compare 2 Kings 9:32; Isaiah 17:6; שְׁתַּיִם שָׁלשׁ Amos 4:8, מַּעַם וּשְׁתָּ֑יִם Nehemiah 13:20, compare Jeremiah 3:14 אֶחָד מֵעִיר וּשְׁנַיִם מִמִּשְׁמָּחָה = a small number; Ezra 10:13 not for one or two days (but for many), 2 Kings 6:10.
2 twelve: with
noun masculineשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Genesis 42:13 87t., לִשְׁנֵי עָשָׂר Exodus 28:21 4t.; with
noun feminineשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה Exodus 24:4 34t., שְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה Ezekiel 32:1,17; Ezekiel 33:21; before plural noun Genesis 17:20; Exodus 15:27 +; after plural noun Numbers 7:84 (twice in verse) +; before singular noun Exodus 28:21 +, Genesis 14:4 (12 year) +, etc.; as ordinal, יוֺם בְּיוֺם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר Numbers 7:78, בִּשְׁתֵּי עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה Ezekiel 32:1 +, etc.
3 with larger number: 10 (etc.) + 2, 2 Samuel 8:5; Judges 10:3 56t.; 2 10(etc.) Numbers 1:35 (P), 2 Chronicles 22:2 18t. (Kö ii. 1. 215 ff. Ges§ 97f.); 200 2+ 30, 1 Kings 20:15; 502as ordinal 2 Kings 15:27 2t.; compare 2 + 20, 1 Chronicles 24:17.