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שָׁנֶה

A year (as a revolution of time)

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שָׁנֶה H8141
Pronunciation shanim

What does שָׁנֶה (shanim) mean in the Bible?

שָׁנֶה (shanim): Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology

Full entry for שָׁנֶה (H8141) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does שָׁנֶה (shanim) mean in the Bible?

שָׁנֶה (shanim): Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology

How does the BSB render H8141?

The BSB source-word alignment has 876 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include years (255), . . . (241), year (188), years old (20), a year (12).

Where does שָׁנֶה (shanim) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (161), 2 Kings (104), Numbers (92), 2 Chronicles (78).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
years 255× Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8
. . . 241× Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:8
year 188× Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 14:4, Genesis 14:5
years old 20× Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:9, Genesis 5:12
a year 12× Exodus 23:14, Exodus 23:17, Exodus 30:10, Exodus 34:23
the Year 12× Leviticus 25:28, Leviticus 25:40, Leviticus 25:50, Leviticus 25:52
- 10× Exodus 6:16, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 27:3, Numbers 4:23
in the Year 8× Leviticus 25:54, Leviticus 27:24, Deuteronomy 31:10, 2 Kings 25:27
Two years 7× Genesis 11:10, Genesis 45:6, 1 Kings 15:25, 1 Kings 16:8
each year 6× Leviticus 23:41, Deuteronomy 14:22, Deuteronomy 15:20, 1 Kings 10:14
of the year 6× Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:22, Deuteronomy 11:12, 1 Kings 4:7
of years 6× Leviticus 25:8, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16, Leviticus 25:50
after year 5× 1 Samuel 1:7, 1 Kings 5:11, 1 Kings 10:25, 2 Chronicles 9:24
the years 5× Genesis 41:50, Leviticus 25:27, Leviticus 27:18, Deuteronomy 32:7
and years 3× Genesis 1:14, Proverbs 9:11, Malachi 3:4
This year 3× 2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30, Jeremiah 28:16
years of age 3× Leviticus 27:3, Leviticus 27:6, Leviticus 27:7
and the years 2× Proverbs 4:10, Ecclesiastes 12:1
and their years 2× Job 36:11, Psalms 78:33
and Your years 2× Psalms 102:27, Proverbs 5:9
some years 2× Daniel 11:6, Daniel 11:13
the next Year 2× Leviticus 27:18, Jeremiah 51:46
these years 2× Habakkuk 3:2
Within two years 2× Jeremiah 28:3, Jeremiah 28:11
Your years 2× Job 10:5, Psalms 102:24
[of them] 1× 1 Kings 16:23
[the] [end] [of] your years 1× Ezekiel 22:4
a year old 1× Numbers 29:17
aged 1× 1 Chronicles 27:23
and every year 1× Esther 9:27
and my years 1× Psalms 31:10
And some years 1× 2 Chronicles 18:2
and the length of his life 1× Genesis 47:28
and the year 1× Isaiah 63:4
and year 1× 1 Kings 5:11
annual 1× 2 Chronicles 8:13
annually 1× 2 Chronicles 24:5
as in previous years 1× 2 Kings 17:4
at the age 1× 2 Chronicles 24:15
Before the year 1× Isaiah 20:1
but the years 1× Proverbs 10:27
by year 1× Nehemiah 10:35
counts the years 1× Isaiah 16:14
days 1× 2 Chronicles 14:6
during the Year 1× Leviticus 27:17
Every year 1× 1 Samuel 7:16
for as many years 1× Psalms 90:15
for each day 1× Numbers 14:34
for each year 1× Ezekiel 4:6
For some years 1× Daniel 11:8
for the years 1× Joel 2:25
for years 1× Ezekiel 38:17
from the year 1× Leviticus 25:50
from year 1× Leviticus 25:53
his remaining years 1× Leviticus 25:52
In 1× Genesis 7:11
in a year 1× Jeremiah 17:8
in ages to come 1× Joel 2:2
in the first year 1× Jeremiah 52:31
may his years 1× Psalms 61:6
my years 1× Isaiah 38:15
number of years 1× Leviticus 25:16
of His years 1× Job 36:26
of my years 1× Isaiah 38:10
old 1× Genesis 23:1
one year 1× Jeremiah 51:46
our years 1× Psalms 90:9
successive years 1× 2 Samuel 21:1
throughout the year 1× Numbers 28:14
to the age 1× Genesis 50:22
to year 1× Leviticus 25:53
two 1× 2 Samuel 14:28
two full years 1× Genesis 41:1
Two years later 1× 2 Samuel 13:23
vvv 1× Genesis 47:28
Within one year 1× Isaiah 21:16
would count [it] 1× Isaiah 21:16
year [of Solomon’s reign] 1× 1 Kings 6:37
year [of the drought] 1× 1 Kings 18:1
year’s 1× Leviticus 25:22
yearly 1× Nehemiah 10:32
years {remaining} 1× Leviticus 25:15
years now 1× Genesis 31:38
years total 1× Nehemiah 5:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:14 וְשָׁנִֽים׃ to and years Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Genesis 5:3 שָׁנָ֔ה to years old Noun - feminine singular Genesis 5:4 שָׁנָ֑ה to years Noun - feminine singular Genesis 5:5 שָׁנָ֔ה to years Noun - feminine singular Genesis 5:5 שָׁנָ֑ה to . . . Noun - feminine singular Genesis 5:6 שָׁנִ֖ים to . . . Noun - feminine plural Genesis 5:6 שָׁנָ֑ה to years old Noun - feminine singular Genesis 5:7 שָׁנִ֔ים to . . . Noun - feminine plural Genesis 5:7 שָׁנָ֑ה to years Noun - feminine singular Genesis 5:8 שָׁנָ֔ה to . . . Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 1:14
Aligned rows 876
Books represented 32
Genesis 161 Exodus 30 Leviticus 59 Numbers 92 Deuteronomy 29 Joshua 6 Judges 24 Ruth 1 1 Samuel 10 2 Samuel 20 1 Kings 58 2 Kings 104 1 Chronicles 13 2 Chronicles 78 Ezra 5 Nehemiah 14 Esther 7 Job 8 Psalms 14 Proverbs 5 Ecclesiastes 5 Isaiah 27 Jeremiah 44 Ezekiel 28 Daniel 14 Joel 2 Amos 3 Micah 1 Habakkuk 2 Haggai 3 Zechariah 8 Malachi 1
Source forms
שָׁנָ֔ה 98x šā·nāh Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10
שָׁנָ֑ה 80x šā·nāh Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7
שָׁנָ֖ה 67x šā·nāh Genesis 5:18, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:28, Genesis 11:25
שָׁנָה֙ 58x šā·nāh Genesis 7:11, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 31:41, Genesis 37:2
שָׁנָֽה׃ 35x šā·nāh Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 15:13
שָׁנִ֔ים 27x šā·nîm Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14, Genesis 11:13
שָׁנִ֖ים 24x šā·nîm Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 11:19, Genesis 11:21
שָׁנָ֛ה 22x šā·nāh Genesis 23:1, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 25:17, Exodus 29:38
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 418x Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6
Noun - feminine plural 126x Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct 71x Genesis 7:11, Leviticus 25:13, Leviticus 25:54, Leviticus 27:24
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 53x Genesis 17:21, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:17, Genesis 47:18
Noun - feminine singular construct 31x Genesis 41:50, Leviticus 25:5, Leviticus 25:10, Leviticus 25:11
Noun - feminine plural construct 25x Genesis 23:1, Genesis 25:7, Genesis 25:17, Genesis 41:27
Article | Noun - feminine singular 24x Genesis 47:18, Exodus 12:2, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:22
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 18x Leviticus 12:6, Leviticus 23:12, Numbers 6:12, Numbers 6:14
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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