What does שָׁנֶה · ἔτος mean in the Bible?
שָׁנֶה · ἔτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "years or duration of life".
Hebrew · H8141, G2094
שָׁנִים
A year (as a revolution of time) · a year
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שָׁנֶהH8141a year (as a revolution of time)
Pronunciationshanim
Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology
Open lexicon entry →ἔτοςG2094a year
Pronunciationétos
Open lexicon entry →What does שָׁנִים (shanim) mean in the Bible?
שָׁנֶה · ἔτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "years or duration of life".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8141, G2094?
H8141, G2094 is connected to 880 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. years or duration of life
Source Gloss
years or duration of life
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms615
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Infinitive constructPs 77:111×
Word Origins
שָׁנִים is built from this root: