מִשְׁנֶהmishneh
double, copy, second
Pronunciation: mish-neh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4932
Meanings
1. (the) double (Genesis 43:12; Genesis 43:15; Exodus 16:22)
2. written copy of law (Deuteronomy 17:18; Joshua 8:32)
3. second, in order
a. second rank (Genesis 41:43; 2 Chronicles 35:24; 2 Kings 23:4)
b. second in age (1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Samuel 17:13; 2 Samuel 3:3)
4. second quarter, district, of city (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22; Zephaniah 1:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 35 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 41:43 Then he had Joseph ride in the chariot reserved for his second-in-command. And wherever Joseph went, the command was shouted, “Kneel down!” So Pharaoh put Joseph in charge of all Egypt.
- Genesis 43:12 Also take double the money that was put back in your sacks, as it was probably someone’s mistake.
- Genesis 43:15 So the men packed Jacob’s gifts and double the money and headed off with Benjamin. They finally arrived in Egypt and presented themselves to Joseph.
- Exodus 16:5 On the sixth day they will gather food, and when they prepare it, there will be twice as much as usual.”
- Exodus 16:22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much as usual—four quarts for each person instead of two. Then all the leaders of the community came and asked Moses for an explanation.
- Deuteronomy 15:18 “You must not consider it a hardship when you release your servants. Remember that for six years they have given you services worth double the wages of hired workers, and the Lord your God will bless you in all you do.
See every passage
- Genesis 41:43, 43:12, 43:15
- Exodus 16:5, 16:22
- Deuteronomy 15:18, 17:18
- Joshua 8:32
- 1 Samuel 8:2, 15:9, 17:13, 23:17
- 2 Samuel 3:3
- 2 Kings 22:14, 23:4, 25:18
- 1 Chronicles 5:12, 15:18, 16:5
- 2 Chronicles 28:7, 31:12, 34:22, 35:24
- Ezra 1:10
- Nehemiah 11:9, 11:17
- Esther 10:3
- Job 42:10
- Isaiah 61:7
- Jeremiah 16:18, 17:18, 52:24
- Zephaniah 1:10
- Zechariah 9:12
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).