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H8147שְׁנַ֫יִםshe.na.yim

twoPart of speech: Hebrew Noun

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Occurrences by book

  1. 63
  2. 113
  3. 41
  4. 87
  5. 25
  6. 26
  7. 20
  8. 9
  9. 30
  10. 21
  11. 57
  12. 42
  13. 46
  14. 30
  15. 18
  16. 23
  17. 10
  18. 5
  19. 2
  20. 8
  21. 5
  22. 4
  23. 11
  24. 11
  25. Lamentations: 0
  26. 36
  27. 6
  28. 1
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 3
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. 1
  33. Micah: 0
  34. Nahum: 0
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. Zephaniah: 0
  37. 3
  38. 12
  39. Malachi: 0

Renderings

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769 occurrences in 646 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 1 Kings 7:20

    And there were capitals above also upon the two pillars, close by the belly which was beside the network; and the pomegranates were two hundred, in rows round about upon each capital.

    שְׁנֵי֙ she.Nei “[the] two”

  2. 1 Kings 7:24

    And under the brim of it round about there were knops which did compass it, for ten cubits, compassing the sea round about; the knops were in two rows, cast when it was cast.

    שְׁנֵ֤י she.Nei “[were] two”

  3. 1 Kings 7:25

    It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking toward the south, and three looking toward the east; and the sea was set upon them above, and all their hinder parts were inward.

    שְׁנֵ֧י she.Nei “two [plus]”

  4. 1 Kings 7:41

    the two pillars, and the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars; and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were on the top of the pillars;

    שְׁנַ֔יִם she.Na.yim “two”שְׁתָּ֑יִם she.Ta.yim “two”שְׁתַּ֔יִם she.Ta.yim “two”שְׁתֵּי֙ she.Tei “[the] two”

  5. 1 Kings 7:42

    and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network, to cover the two bowls of the capitals that were upon the top of the pillars;

    לִשְׁתֵּ֣י (שְׁתֵּ֣י) sh.Tei “[the] two”שְׁנֵֽי־ she.nei- “two”שְׁתֵּי֙ she.Tei “[the] two”

  6. 1 Kings 7:44

    and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;

    שְׁנֵים־ she.neim- “two [plus]”

  7. 1 Kings 8:9

    There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.

    שְׁנֵי֙ she.Nei “[the] two”

  8. 1 Kings 8:63

    And Solomon offered for the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

    וּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ (שְׁנַ֙יִם֙) she.Na.yim “two”

  9. 1 Kings 9:10

    And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD and the king's house--

    שְׁנֵ֣י she.Nei “[the] two”

  10. 1 Kings 10:19

    There were six steps to the throne, and the top of the throne was round behind; and there were arms on either side by the place of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

    וּשְׁנַ֣יִם (שְׁנַ֣יִם) she.Na.yim “two”

  11. 1 Kings 10:20

    And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps; there was not the like made in any kingdom.

    וּשְׁנֵ֧ים (שְׁנֵ֧ים) she.Neim “two [plus]”

  12. 1 Kings 10:26

    And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen; and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

    וּשְׁנֵים־ (שְׁנֵים) she.neim- “two [plus]”

  13. 1 Kings 11:29

    And it came to pass at that time, when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; now Ahijah had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field.

    וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם (שְׁנֵי) she.nei. “[the] two of”

  14. 1 Kings 11:30

    And Ahijah laid hold of the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces.

    שְׁנֵ֥ים she.Neim “two [plus]”

  15. 1 Kings 12:28

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them: 'Ye have gone up long enough to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

    שְׁנֵ֖י she.Nei “two”

  16. 1 Kings 14:20

    And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years; and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

    וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם (שְׁתַּ֖יִם) she.Ta.yim “two”

  17. 1 Kings 15:25

    And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

    שְׁתַּ֔יִם she.Ta.yim “two”

  18. 1 Kings 16:23

    In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, and reigned twelve years; six years reigned he in Tirzah.

    שְׁתֵּ֥ים she.Teim “two [plus]”

  19. 1 Kings 16:29

    And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel; and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

    וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם (שְׁתַּ֖יִם) she.Ta.yim “two”

  20. 1 Kings 17:12

    And she said: 'As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, only a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse; and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.'

    שְׁנַ֣יִם she.Na.yim “two”

  21. 1 Kings 18:21

    And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said: 'How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.' And the people answered him not a word.

    שְׁתֵּ֣י she.Tei “[the] two”

  22. 1 Kings 18:23

    Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.

    שְׁנַ֣יִם she.Na.yim “two”

  23. 1 Kings 18:31

    And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the LORD came, saying: 'Israel shall be thy name.'

    שְׁתֵּ֤ים she.Teim “two [plus]”

  24. 1 Kings 19:19

    So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth; and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him.

    שְׁנֵים־ she.neim- “two [plus]”בִּשְׁנֵ֣ים (שְׁנֵ֣ים) sh.Neim “two [plus]”

  25. 1 Kings 20:1

    And Ben-hadad the king of Aram gathered all his host together; and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and fought against it.

    וּשְׁנַ֥יִם (שְׁנַ֥יִם) she.Na.yim “two”