Hebrew · H8147, H6240

שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר

Two ; also (as ordinal) twofold · ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen ; also (ordinal) -teenth

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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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עָשָׂר H6240 ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen ; also (ordinal) -teenth

Pronunciation ʿāšār

Combines with units to form teens and tens; ordinal function marks sequence in enumerated sets and covenantal countings.

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What does שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר (shneim asar) mean in the Bible?

שְׁנַיִם · עָשָׂר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "twelve".

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What does שְׁנַיִם · עָשָׂר mean in the Bible?

שְׁנַיִם · עָשָׂר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "twelve".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8147, H6240?

H8147, H6240 is connected to 1,107 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. twelve

Strong's H8147, H6240

Lexical occurrences 1,107 verses

Source Gloss

twelve

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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

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