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Hebrew · H8145

שֵׁנִי

Properly, double , i.e. second ; also adverbially, again

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שֵׁנִיH8145
Pronunciationšēniy

What does שֵׁנִי (šēniy) mean in the Bible?

שֵׁנִי (šēniy): Second/double denotes both ordinal sequence and iterative repetition; captures recurrence and duplication semantically.

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Questions this entry answers

What does שֵׁנִי (šēniy) mean in the Bible?

שֵׁנִי (šēniy): Second/double denotes both ordinal sequence and iterative repetition; captures recurrence and duplication semantically.

How does the BSB render H8145?

The BSB source-word alignment has 156 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the second (27), of the second (15), Another (9), in the second (9), a second time (7).

Where does שֵׁנִי (šēniy) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (26), 1 Chronicles (18), Numbers (15), 1 Kings (14).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
the second27×Genesis 1:8, Genesis 32:19, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 29:19
of the second15×Genesis 2:13, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14, Exodus 16:1
Another9×1 Chronicles 7:15, Nehemiah 3:11, Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:20
in the second9×Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 28:18, Exodus 36:11
a second time7×Genesis 22:15, Genesis 41:5, Numbers 10:6, Isaiah 11:11
and the other7×Exodus 29:39, Numbers 11:26, Numbers 28:4, Ruth 1:4
the other7×Genesis 4:19, Exodus 25:12, Exodus 28:10, Exodus 37:3
. . .6×Joshua 5:2, Judges 20:25, 1 Kings 6:26, 1 Kings 7:15
a second6×Genesis 30:7, Genesis 30:12, Numbers 8:8, 2 Kings 9:19
on the other6×Exodus 25:32, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 27:15, Exodus 36:32
On the second6×Numbers 7:18, Numbers 29:17, Judges 20:24, Nehemiah 8:13
again5×Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:58, Jeremiah 1:13
-4×1 Kings 6:34, 1 Kings 7:16, 1 Kings 7:17, 1 Kings 7:18
a second [time]4×2 Samuel 14:29, 1 Kings 9:2, 1 Kings 19:7, Esther 2:19
day of the second3×Numbers 1:1, Numbers 1:18, 2 Chronicles 30:15
for another3×Leviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:33, Leviticus 13:54
For the second3×Exodus 26:20, Exodus 36:25, 1 Chronicles 27:4
second3×Numbers 2:16, 1 Chronicles 8:39, Esther 9:29
and in the second2×2 Kings 19:29, Isaiah 37:30
and1×Exodus 1:15
and a second1×Judges 6:25
and the second1×Judges 6:28
And the second [son]1×Genesis 41:52
For the second time that day1×Haggai 2:20
further1×Zechariah 4:12
Furthermore1×2 Samuel 16:19
his second1×Job 42:14
is another1×Malachi 2:13
it on the second1×Joshua 10:32
middle1×Genesis 6:16
my second1×Zechariah 11:14
on that second1×Esther 7:2
on the second [day]1×2 Chronicles 3:2
So on the second1×Joshua 6:14
that second1×1 Samuel 20:34
The next1×Exodus 2:13
the second [bird]1×Leviticus 5:10
the second [day]1×1 Samuel 20:27
the second [in command]1×1 Chronicles 12:9
Then, for a second1×1 Chronicles 29:22
this second one1×Ecclesiastes 4:15
was born second1×1 Chronicles 2:13
was the second1×1 Chronicles 23:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:8שֵׁנִֽי׃פtothe secondNumber - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 2:13הַשֵּׁנִ֖יtoof the secondArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 4:19הַשֵּׁנִ֖יתtothe otherArticle | Number - ordinal feminine singularGenesis 6:16שְׁנִיִּ֥םtomiddleNumber - ordinal masculine pluralGenesis 7:11הַשֵּׁנִ֔יtoof the secondArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 8:14הַשֵּׁנִ֔יtoof the secondArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 22:15שֵׁנִ֖יתtoa second timeNumber - ordinal feminine singular constructGenesis 30:7שֵׁנִ֖יtoa secondNumber - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 30:12שֵׁנִ֖יtoa secondNumber - ordinal masculine singularGenesis 32:19הַשֵּׁנִ֗יtothe secondArticle | Number - ordinal masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:8
Aligned rows156
Books represented26
Genesis13Exodus26Leviticus8Numbers15Joshua4Judges5Ruth11 Samuel32 Samuel31 Kings142 Kings41 Chronicles182 Chronicles6Ezra2Nehemiah9Esther4Job1Ecclesiastes3Isaiah2Jeremiah5Ezekiel3Daniel1Jonah1Haggai1Zechariah3Malachi1
Source forms
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י29xhaš·šê·nîGenesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 16:1
הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית14xhaš·šê·nîṯGenesis 4:19, Exodus 1:15, Exodus 26:20, Exodus 28:10
הַשֵּׁנִֽית׃11xhaš·šê·nîṯExodus 25:12, Exodus 26:4, Exodus 26:10, Exodus 36:11
הַשֵּׁנִ֖י9xhaš·šê·nîGenesis 2:13, Genesis 41:52, Numbers 10:11, Judges 6:25
הַשֵּׁנִ֑י9xhaš·šê·nîExodus 28:18, Exodus 29:19, Exodus 39:11, 1 Kings 6:25
שֵׁנִ֑ית9xšê·nîṯGenesis 41:5, 1 Kings 9:2, Nehemiah 3:19, Nehemiah 3:20
הַשֵּׁנִי֙7xhaš·šê·nîJoshua 6:14, Joshua 19:1, 1 Samuel 20:34, 1 Chronicles 26:11
הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃7xhaš·šê·nîExodus 25:32, Exodus 37:18, Judges 20:24, 1 Kings 6:26
Parsing patterns
Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular72xGenesis 2:13, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 32:19
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular38xGenesis 4:19, Genesis 47:18, Exodus 1:15, Exodus 25:12
Number - ordinal feminine singular29xLeviticus 13:5, Leviticus 13:6, Leviticus 13:7, Leviticus 13:33
Number - ordinal masculine singular10xGenesis 1:8, Genesis 30:7, Genesis 30:12, Numbers 8:8
Number - ordinal feminine singular construct2xGenesis 22:15, Genesis 41:5
Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular construct1x2 Chronicles 27:5
Conjunctive waw | Number - ordinal masculine plural1xNumbers 2:16
Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular1x2 Samuel 16:19
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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

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