שְׁנַ֫יִם, H8147
cardinal number two; both (pronominal); twelve (compound numeral)
1. cardinal number two — The basic cardinal numeral 'two', used with various prepositions, conjunctions, and in construct chains to count pairs of persons, things, or units. 666×
AR["أُمَّتَانِ","ابْنَتَانِ","اثنَينِ","اثْنَانِ","اثْنَتَيْنِ","اثْنَيْنِ"]·ben["দুই","দুইজন","দুটি","বত্রিশ"]·DE["und-zwei","zwei"]·EN["two"]·FR["deux"]·heb["שנים"]·HI["दो","दो-दो"]·ID["Dua","dua"]·IT["due"]·jav["kalih"]·KO["둘","둘을","둘의"]·PT["Dois","Duas","dois","duas","oitenta","sessenta"]·RU["два","две","двоих","двух","по-два"]·ES["dos"]·SW["Wawili","binti-wangu","mataifa-mawili","mbili","miaka-sitini-na-mbili","miaka-thelathini-na-mbili","miaka-themanini-na-mbili","mkono-wangu","wake-wawili-wa","wawili","wawili-wa"]·TR["iki","ikisi","İki"]·urd["بتیس","دو"]
Gen 4:19, Gen 5:18, Gen 5:20, Gen 5:26, Gen 5:28, Gen 6:19, Gen 6:20, Gen 7:2, Gen 7:9, Gen 7:9, Gen 7:15, Gen 7:15 (+38 more)
▼ 3 more senses below
Senses
2. both (pronominal) — Used with pronominal suffixes to mean 'both of them/us/you', emphasizing the totality of a pair rather than simply counting. 73×
AR["كِلَاهُمَا","كِلَيْهِمَا"]·ben["উভয়","তাদের-দুজন","তাদের-দুজনকে","তারা-দুজন","দুইটাই"]·DE["beide-von-ihnen","die-beiden"]·EN["both-of-them"]·FR["les-deux-de-eux","tous-deux-de-eux"]·heb["שני","שניהם","שנים-ם"]·HI["दोनों","दोनों-उन्हें","दोनों-को","दोनों-ने"]·ID["keduanya","mereka-berdua"]·IT["ambedue","ambedue-di-loro","both-di-loro"]·jav["kalih-ipun","kekalihipun","kekalihipun;","piyambakipun-kekalih"]·KO["그들-둘-을","둘-다","둘-다-그들","둘-다를","둘다"]·PT["ambos","ambos-eles"]·RU["оба","оба-они","обоих-их"]·ES["ambos","dos-de-ellos","los-dos"]·SW["wote-wawili","zote-mbili"]·TR["ikisi","ikisi-de","ikisini","ikisini-onların"]·urd["دونوں","دونوں-نے"]
3. twelve (compound numeral) — The construct form used in the compound number twelve (שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר / שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה), including ordinal 'twelfth' in date expressions. 27×
AR["اثْنا","اثْنَا־","اثْنَتَا־","اثْنَيْ-","اِثْنَتَيْ-","اِثْنَيْ-","بِ-اثْنَيْنِ","في-اِثْنَيْ-","لِ-اثنَي-","لِ-اثْنَيْ","لِ-اِثنَي","لِ-اِثْنَيْ","لِلثَّانِيَ","وَ-اثنَتَي","وَ-اثْنَا-","وَ-اثْنَا-عَشَرَ","وَاثنا"]·ben["-এর-জন্য-বারোটি","আর-বারো-","এবং-বারো","এবং-বারো-","ও-বারো","দুই-","দ্বাদশ-","দ্বাদশে","বার-","বারো","বারো-","বারোটির-জন্য","বারোতে-","সেই-বারোটির-জন্য"]·DE["fuer-zwei","fuer-zwoelf","in-Jahre","mit-der-zwei","und-zwei","und-zwei-","und-zwei-von","zu-zwei","zu-zweiter","zwei","zwei-"]·EN["and-twelve","and-two","and-two-","and-two-of","for-the-twelfth","for-twelve","for-two","for-two-of","on-the-twelfth","two-","with-the-two"]·FR["avec-le-deux","deux","deux-","et-deux","et-deux-","et-deux-de","in-deux","pour-deux","pour-deuxième","pour-douze","zu-deux"]·heb["ב-שנים","ו-שנים","ו-שתים","וּ-שְׁנֵים","ל-שני","ל-שנים","שני","שנים","שתי","שתים"]·HI["-के-बारहवें","और-बारह","और-बारह-","के-लिए-बारह","को-बारह","दो-","बारह","बारह-","बारह-के-लिए","बारहवें-में"]·ID["dan-dua","dan-dua-belas","dan-dua-belas-","dengan-yang-kedua-belas","dua","dua-belas-","pada-tanggal-dua","untuk-dua","untuk-dua belas","untuk-dua-belas"]·IT["a-due","con-il-due","due","due-","e-due","e-due-","e-due-di","in-due","per-dodici","per-due"]·jav["Lan-kalih-welas","dhateng-kaping-kalih-welas","ing-tanggal-kalih-welas","kalih-welas","kalih-welas-","kaliyan-kalih-welas","kanggé-kalih-welas","lan-kalih-welas","lan-kalih-welas-","miturut-kalih-welas"]·KO["그리고-둘-","그리고-만-이천","그리고-열둘","그리고-열둘-","둘","둘-","십이","에-대한-열둘","에-둘","에-열두","에-열둘","에게-열두","에게-열둘","열-둘","열-둘째-에","열둘"]·PT["E-doze","dois","doze","e-doze","no-doze-","nos-doze","para-doze","para-décimo"]·RU["в-двенадцатой-","в-двенадцатый-день","двенадцать-","для-двенадцати","для-двенадцатого-","и-двенадцать","и-двенадцать-"]·ES["Y-doce","con-las-doce","doce","dos","dos-","en-el-doce","para-doce","para-doce-de","para-dos-","y-doce"]·SW["bahari","katika-jozi-ya","kumi-","kumi-na-","kumi-na-mbili","kwa-kumi","kwa-kumi-na-mbili","kwa-makabila","kwa-makabila-","na-elfu-kumi-na-mbili","na-kumi-na-mbili","nguzo","tarehe-kumi"]·TR["Ve-iki","iki-","için-on-iki","on","on-","on-iki-","on-iki-için","on-ikinci","on-ikinci-ile","on-ikisi-için","ve-iki","ve-iki-","ve-on-iki-"]·urd["اور-بارہ","اور-بارہ-","اور-دو","بارہ","بارہ-","بارہ-کے","بارہ-کے-لیے","بارہویں","بارہویں-میں"]
Exod 24:4, Exod 24:4, Exod 28:21, Exod 39:14, Lev 24:5, Num 7:86, Num 7:87, Num 31:5, Josh 4:9, Judg 19:29, 2 Sam 2:15, 1 Kgs 4:26 (+15 more)
4. sense 4 3×
AR["اثنَينِ"]·ben["দুইগুণ","দুইগুণ।"]·DE["double"]·EN["double"]·FR["double"]·heb["שניים"]·HI["दोगुना"]·ID["dua kali lipat"]·IT["double"]·jav["kalih-lipet","kalih-lipet."]·KO["두"]·PT["dois"]·RU["вдвойне"]·ES["el-doble"]·SW["mara-mbili"]·TR["iki-kat"]·urd["دوگنا"]
BDB / Lexicon Reference
שְׁנַ֫יִם, שְׁתַּיִם (PhilipiZMG xlix (1895), 202 Ges§ 97b note)768 n.m. et f.du. two (NH id.; Ph. אשנם (and שני second), Pun. שנם Lzb380; Arabic اِثنَانِ; Sab. תֿני HomChr 47, Aramaic תְּרֵין, ܬܪܶܝܢ (תִּנְיָנָא, ܬܶܢܝܳܢܳܐ second); Nab. תרין, Palm. f. תרתן, תרתיא, Lzb388; Assyrian šinâ; on etym v. √, and especially PhilippiZMG xxxii (1878), 21–98);—m. (c. n.m.) שְׁנַיִם Am 3:3 +; cstr. שְׁנֵ�� Is…