שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי
Two ; also (as ordinal) twofold · a king
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Words in this compound — expand to study each participant
שְׁנַיִם H8147 two ; also (as ordinal) twofold
מֶלֶךְ H4428 a king
What does שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי (shene malke) mean in the Bible?
שְׁנַיִם · מֶלֶךְ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "two ; also (as ordinal) twofold".
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Meaning
Word Origins
שְׁנֵי מַלְכֵי is built from this root:
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Cross-Language Connections
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