Hebrew · H8141, H8145 · unreviewed

בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית

A year (as a revolution of time) · properly, double , i.e. second ; also adverbially, again

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שָׁנֶה H8141 a year (as a revolution of time)
Pronunciation shanim
Cyclical time unit marking natural revolutions; foundational for age, covenant seasons, and divine chronology
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שֵׁנִי H8145 properly, double , i.e. second ; also adverbially, again
Pronunciation šēniy
Second/double denotes both ordinal sequence and iterative repetition; captures recurrence and duplication semantically.
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What does בַּשָּׁנָה הַשֵּׁנִית (bashshanah hashshenit) mean in the Bible?

שָׁנֶה · שֵׁנִי is a Hebrew word meaning "second year".

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Meaning

second year
Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense
Infinitive construct Ps 77:11
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