מִשְׁנֶה

Genesis 41:43 הַמִּשְׁנֶה֙ the second

He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 43:12 מִשְׁנֶ֖ה double

Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.

Here: A 'second' or 'repeated' amount. Here it means a doubled sum: enough silver to pay for new grain plus the sum that came back to them (see v. 22).

Genesis 43:15 וּמִשְׁנֶה־ and double

So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.

Here: From the root for 'two' or 'repeat.' Linked to "silver," it means a doubled amount, or a second sum of silver, as Jacob ordered in 43:12. Most likely this is the silver returned in their sacks plus fresh money for new grain.

Exodus 16:5 מִשְׁנֶ֔ה double

Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

Exodus 16:22 מִשְׁנֶ֔ה double

On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

Deuteronomy 15:18 מִשְׁנֶה֙ double

Do not regard it as a hardship to set your servant free, because his six years of service were worth twice the wages of a hired hand. And the LORD your God will bless you in all you do.

Deuteronomy 17:18 מִשְׁנֵ֨ה <the> copy of

When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

Here: From the root 'two/repeat'. Here it means a duplicate, a copy of an existing document. It does not mean a second, different law.

Joshua 8:32 מִשְׁנֵה֙ <the> copy of

And there in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua inscribed on the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he had written.

1 Samuel 8:2 מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ second his

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

1 Samuel 15:9 וְהַמִּשְׁנִ֤ים and the second

Saul and his troops spared Agag, along with the best of the sheep and cattle, the fat calves and lambs, and the best of everything else. They were unwilling to devote them to destruction, but they devoted to destruction all that was despised and worthless.

1 Samuel 17:13 וּמִשְׁנֵ֙הוּ֙ and second his

The three older sons of Jesse had followed Saul into battle: The firstborn was Eliab, the second was Abinadab, and the third was Shammah.

1 Samuel 23:17 לְמִשְׁנֶ֑ה <into> second in rank

saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”

2 Samuel 3:3 וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ and [was] second his

his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;

2 Kings 22:14 בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה in the second district

So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

2 Kings 23:4 הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ the second rank

Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.

Here: 'Second' in rank: the priests just below the chief priest. Elsewhere one officer is called 'the second priest' (25:18), so the original may have meant that one deputy.

2 Kings 25:18 מִשְׁנֶ֑ה second

The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Here: 'Second' in rank: the deputy to the head priest. Compare 'second to the king' in 2 Chr 28:7. Jeremiah 29:26 shows this man had police authority over the temple.

1 Chronicles 5:12 הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה [was] the second

Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.

1 Chronicles 15:18 הַמִּשְׁנִ֑ים the second in rank

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

1 Chronicles 16:5 וּמִשְׁנֵ֣הוּ and [was] second his

Asaph was the chief, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They were to play the harps and lyres, while Asaph sounded the cymbals

2 Chronicles 28:7 מִשְׁנֵ֥ה [the] second of

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

2 Chronicles 31:12 מִשְׁנֶֽה׃ [was] second in command

And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.

2 Chronicles 34:22 בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה in the second district

So Hilkiah and those the king had designated went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.

2 Chronicles 35:24 הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ <the> second

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

Here: 'The second.' The phrase means a second or reserve chariot, the backup vehicle that went with a king on campaign. Elsewhere mishneh can also mean 'second in rank'.

Ezra 1:10 מִשְׁנִ֔ים second order

30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles.

Nehemiah 11:9 מִשְׁנֶֽה׃ פ [was] second in command

Joel son of Zichri was the officer over them, and Judah son of Hassenuah was over the Second District of the city.

Nehemiah 11:17 מִשְׁנֶ֣ה [the] second

Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

Esther 10:3 מִשְׁנֶה֙ [was] second

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.

Here: Second-in-command, the next rank below the king. The word recalls Joseph, who rode in Pharaoh's 'second chariot' (Gen 41:43).

Job 42:10 לְמִשְׁנֶֽה׃ to double

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

Here: 'To a second (portion)', meaning double. It is the vocabulary of double portions and double compensation, and verse 12 bears it out: every herd is exactly twice its size in 1:3.

Isaiah 61:7 מִשְׁנֶ֔ה מִשְׁנֶ֣ה double

Instead of shame, My people will have a double portion, and instead of humiliation, they will rejoice in their share; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs.

Here: "Double." The clause has no verb: "instead of your shame — double!" Here it means a twofold measure of good repaid in place of disgrace. The word 'portion' is not in this clause.

Jeremiah 16:18 מִשְׁנֵ֤ה [the] double of

And I will first repay them double their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the carcasses of their detestable idols, and they have filled My inheritance with their abominations.”

Here: 'The double of' or 'the duplicate of' their guilt. The word can mean twice the amount or a matching copy. Which one is meant here is debated (see studies).

Jeremiah 17:18 וּמִשְׁנֶ֥ה and double

Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.

Here: 'And a double (measure).' It repeats God's own words in 16:18: 'I will repay double (mišneh) their iniquity.' It also suggests the full penalty of Israel's law, where a thief paid back double. So Jeremiah is asking for the full sentence God has already announced.

Jeremiah 52:24 הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה the second rank

The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.

Here: 'The second', meaning the second in rank: the head priest's deputy. Elsewhere the same word means 'a copy' (Deuteronomy 17:18) or 'double'. Here it is a rank in the temple hierarchy.

Zephaniah 1:10 הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה the second district

On that day,” declares the LORD, “a cry will go up from the Fish Gate, a wail from the Second District, and a loud crashing from the hills.

Here: Literally 'the Second'. This was the name of Jerusalem's newer district, where Huldah the prophetess lived in this same generation (2 Kgs 22:14). It was a residential area of the well-off, not a gate or a field.

Zechariah 9:12 מִשְׁנֶ֖ה double

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

Here: 'Double', meaning twice the amount. It is placed first in its clause for emphasis. The idea is compensation that more than makes up for the loss, as in Isaiah 61:7, 'instead of your shame, a double portion'.