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H8147 · שְׁנַיִם

shᵉnayim

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

two; also (as ordinal) twofold

KJV gloss list in the source

both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.

Source pronunciation notation: shen-ah'-yim

Derivation recorded by Strong

dual of H8145 (שֵׁנִי); feminine שְׁתַּיִם;

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