mishne · second, double

What it means

mishne (מִשְׁנֶה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “second, double”.

Second in rank; also double, twice the amount; a copy.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Next in rank after the king.
2. Twice the amount.
3. A copy of the law.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• second ×22
• double ×7
• copy ×2
• twice as much ×2
• twice ×1
• twofold ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×3
• Exodus×2
• Deuteronomy×2
• Joshua×1
• 1 Samuel×4
• 2 Samuel×1
• 2 Kings×3
• 1 Chronicles×3
• 2 Chronicles×4
• Ezra×1
• Nehemiah×2
• Esther×1
• Job×1
• Isaiah×2
• Jeremiah×3
• Zephaniah×1
• Zechariah×1

• Genesis 41:43

  He had him ride in the second chariot that he had, and they cried out before him, “Abrek!” So he set him over all the land of Egypt.

• Genesis 43:12

  Take double the silver in your hand, and the silver that was returned in the mouth of your bags carry back in your hand; perhaps it was a mistake.

• Genesis 43:15

  The men took this gift, and they took double silver in their hand, and Benjamin; and they got up and went down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

• Exodus 16:5

  And on the sixth day they shall prepare what they bring in, and it will be twice as much as they gather each day.”

• Exodus 16:22

  And on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the chiefs of the community came and told Moses.

• Deuteronomy 15:18

  It shall not seem hard in your eyes when you let him go free from you, for twice the wages of a hired worker he has served you six years; and YHWH your Elohim will bless you in all that you do.

• Deuteronomy 17:18

  And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this instruction in a book, from the one that is before the priests, the Levites.

• Joshua 8:32

  And he wrote there, on the stones, a copy of the instruction of Moses, which he had written before the sons of Israel.

• 1 Samuel 8:2

  The name of his firstborn was Joel, and the name of his second Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba.

• 1 Samuel 15:9

  But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the flock and the herd, the second-born and the lambs, and all that was good, and they were not willing to devote them to destruction; but all the property that was despised and worthless, that they devoted to destruction.

• 1 Samuel 17:13

  The three oldest sons of Jesse had gone; they had followed Saul to the war. And the names of his three sons who went to the war were Eliab the firstborn, and second to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

• 1 Samuel 23:17

  He said to him, “Do not be afraid, for the hand of Saul my father will not find you; you will be king over Israel, and I will be second to you. Saul my father also knows this.”

• 2 Samuel 3:3

  and his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

• 2 Kings 22:14

  Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah son of Harhas, keeper of the garments —she was living in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter— and they spoke with her.

• 2 Kings 23:4

  The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the threshold to bring out from the temple of YHWH all the utensils made for Baal, for the Asherah, and for all the army of the heavens; and he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their dust to Bethel.

• 2 Kings 25:18

  The chief of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;

• 1 Chronicles 5:12

  Joel the head, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat, in Bashan.

• 1 Chronicles 15:18

  and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

• 1 Chronicles 16:5

  Asaph the head, and his second, Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of harps and with lyres; and Asaph with the cymbals, making himself heard;

• 2 Chronicles 28:7

  Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, and Azrikam the leader of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.

• 2 Chronicles 31:12

  They brought in the contribution and the tithe and the holy things with faithfulness. Over them as leader was Conaniah the Levite, and Shimei his brother was second.

• 2 Chronicles 34:22

  So Hilkiah and those of the king went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath son of Hasrah, keeper of the garments; and she was living in Jerusalem in the second quarter; and they spoke to her to this effect.

• 2 Chronicles 35:24

  So his servants took him out of the chariot and put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

• Ezra 1:10

  thirty bowls of gold, four hundred and ten bowls of silver of second quality, and a thousand other utensils.

• Nehemiah 11:9

  And Joel son of Zichri was the one appointed over them; and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the city, the second.

• Nehemiah 11:17

  and Mattaniah son of Micah, son of Zabdi, son of Asaph, head of the beginning, who gave thanks in the prayer; and Bakbukiah, the second among his brothers; and Abda son of Shammua, son of Galal, son of Jeduthun.

• Esther 10:3

  For Mordecai the Jew was second to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and pleasing to the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his offspring.

• Job 42:10

  And YHWH turned back the captivity of Job when he prayed for his companions, and YHWH increased all that Job had twofold.

• Isaiah 61:7

  Instead of your shame, a double portion; and instead of humiliation they will shout for joy over their portion; therefore in their land they will possess a double portion; eternal joy will be theirs.

• Jeremiah 16:18

  And I will repay first double their iniquity and their sin, because they have profaned my land with the carcasses of their detestable things, and with their abominations they have filled my inheritance.”

• Jeremiah 17:18

  Let my persecutors be put to shame, but let not me be put to shame; let them be terrified, but let not me be terrified; bring upon them the day of evil, and with double breaking break them.

• Jeremiah 52:24

  The chief of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;

• Zephaniah 1:10

  And it will happen on that day, declares YHWH, that there will be the sound of a cry from the Fish Gate, and wailing from the Second Quarter, and a great crash from the hills.

• Zechariah 9:12

  Return to the stronghold, prisoners of hope; even today I declare that double I will restore to you.

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