Hebrew · H8147, H1323 · unreviewed

שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת

Two ; also (as ordinal) twofold · a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

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שְׁנַיִם H8147 two ; also (as ordinal) twofold
Pronunciation šĕnayim
Dual number expressing both cardinality and ordinality; foundational to covenantal pairing and witness testimony throughout Scripture.
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בַּת H1323 a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
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Daughter with expansive relational range: kinship, possession, vulnerability, and collective identity (cities, nations as daughters).
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What does שְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת (shetei banot) mean in the Bible?

שְׁנַיִם · בַּת is a Hebrew word meaning "two daughters".

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Meaning

two daughters
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How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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