Usually translated as
two, twelve, both, twelfth, second, twain, double, twice, thousand, couple, twenty
Occurrences
Shᵉnayim occurs 765 times in 644 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (58), Exodus (66), Leviticus (32), Numbers (77), Deuteronomy (22), Joshua (26), Judges (20), Ruth (8), 1 Samuel (29), 2 Samuel (19), 1 Kings (48), 2 Kings (37), 1 Chronicles (41), 2 Chronicles (24), Ezra (17), Nehemiah (22), Esther (9), Job (5), Psalms (1), Proverbs (8), Ecclesiastes (5), Song of Songs (2), Isaiah (9), Jeremiah (10), Ezekiel (24), Daniel (6), Hosea (1), Amos (3), Jonah (1), Haggai (3), Zechariah (11)
- Genesis 1:16 — And God made two (שְׁנֵ֥י) great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
- Genesis 2:25 — And they were both (שְׁנֵיהֶם֙) naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
- Genesis 3:7 — And the eyes of them both (שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם) were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
- Genesis 4:19 — And Lamech took unto him two (שְׁתֵּ֣י) wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
- Genesis 5:8 — And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve (שְׁתֵּ֤ים) years: and he died.
- Genesis 5:18 — And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two (שְׁתַּ֧יִם) years, and he begat Enoch:
- Genesis 5:20 — And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two (שְׁתַּ֤יִם) years: and he died.
- Genesis 5:26 — And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two (שְׁתַּ֤יִם) years, and begat sons and daughters:
- Genesis 5:28 — And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two (שְׁתַּ֧יִם) years, and begat a son:
- Genesis 6:19 — And of every living thing of all flesh, two (שְׁנַ֧יִם) of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.
- Genesis 6:20 — Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two (שְׁנַ֧יִם) of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.
- Genesis 7:2 — Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two (שְׁנַ֖יִם), the male and his female.
- Genesis 7:9 — There went in two (שְׁנַ֨יִם) and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
- Genesis 7:9 — There went in two and two (שְׁנַ֜יִם) unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
- Genesis 7:15 — And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two (שְׁנַ֤יִם) and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
- Genesis 7:15 — And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two (שְׁנַ֙יִם֙) of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
- Genesis 9:22 — And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two (לִשְׁנֵֽי) brethren without.
- Genesis 9:23 — And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both (שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם) their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
- Genesis 10:25 — And unto Eber were born two (שְׁנֵ֣י) sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.
- Genesis 11:20 — And Reu lived two (שְׁתַּ֥יִם) and thirty years, and begat Serug:
- Genesis 14:4 — Twelve (שְׁתֵּ֤ים) years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
- Genesis 17:20 — And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve (שְׁנֵים) princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
- Genesis 19:1 — And there came two (שְׁנֵ֨י) angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
- Genesis 19:8 — Behold now, I have two (שְׁתֵּ֣י) daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
- Genesis 19:15 — And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two (שְׁתֵּ֤י) daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
- Genesis 19:16 — And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two (שְׁתֵּ֣י) daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
- Genesis 19:30 — And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two (וּשְׁתֵּ֤י) daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
- Genesis 19:30 — And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two (וּשְׁתֵּ֥י) daughters.
- Genesis 19:36 — Thus were both (שְׁתֵּ֥י) the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
- Genesis 21:27 — And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both (שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם) of them made a covenant.
- Genesis 21:31 — Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba; because there they sware both (שְׁנֵיהֶֽם) of them.
- Genesis 22:3 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two (שְׁנֵ֤י) of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
- Genesis 22:6 — And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both (שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם) of them together.
- Genesis 22:8 — And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both (שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם) of them together.
- Genesis 24:22 — And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and two (וּשְׁנֵ֤י) bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold;
- Genesis 25:16 — These are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve (שְׁנֵים) princes according to their nations.
- Genesis 25:23 — And the LORD said unto her, Two (שְׁנֵ֤י) nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
- Genesis 25:23 — And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two (וּשְׁנֵ֣י) manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.
- Genesis 27:9 — Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two (שְׁנֵ֛י) good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
- Genesis 27:45 — Until thy brother’s anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both (שְׁנֵיכֶ֖ם) in one day?
- Genesis 29:16 — And Laban had two (שְׁתֵּ֣י) daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
- Genesis 31:33 — And Laban went into Jacob’s tent, and into Leah’s tent, and into the two (שְׁתֵּ֥י) maidservants’ tents; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah’s tent, and entered into Rachel’s tent.
- Genesis 31:37 — Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both (שְׁנֵֽינוּ).
- Genesis 31:41 — Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two (בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י) daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.
- Genesis 32:7 — Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he divided the people that was with him, and the flocks, and herds, and the camels, into two (לִשְׁנֵ֥י) bands;
- Genesis 32:10 — I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed unto thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two (לִשְׁנֵ֥י) bands.
- Genesis 32:22 — And he rose up that night, and took his two (שְׁתֵּ֤י) wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
- Genesis 32:22 — And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two (שְׁתֵּ֣י) womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.
- Genesis 33:1 — And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two (שְׁתֵּ֥י) handmaids.
- Genesis 34:25 — And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two (שְׁנֵֽי) of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.