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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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שְׁנַיִםshᵉnayim · shen-ah'-yim
H8147 · Hebrew

Definition: two; also (as ordinal) twofold
Derivation: dual of H8145 (שֵׁנִי); feminine שְׁתַּיִם;
KJV renderings: both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Grammar: וּ — conjunction
שְׁנֵ֧ים — cardinal number, masculine, dual, absolute
Code HC/Acmda
Usage: Occurs 769 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 1:16 Genesis 2:25 Genesis 3:7 Genesis 4:19 Genesis 5:8

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שְׁנַיִם here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.