Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
year
Usage: year Aramaic of sha.neh (שָׁנָה "year" H8141)
Strong's Number
H8140
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
2
Strong's H8140 Quick Answer
Strong's H8140 שְׁנָה (shnah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shnah (shen-aw') n-f. 1. year [(Aramaic) corresponding to H8141] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include year and years. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shnah (shen-aw') n-f. 1. year [(Aramaic) corresponding to H8141]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- year and years
Meaning and Definition
shnah (shen-aw') n-f. 1. year [(Aramaic) corresponding to H8141] Root(s): H8141
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8140. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8140 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shnah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H8140 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8140 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8140 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8140.
Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia.
And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up.
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.
And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8140, grouped by book.
Daniel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H8140 FAQ
What does shenah (שְׁנָה) mean?
Shenah (Strong's H8140) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "year". shnah (shen-aw') n-f. 1. year [(Aramaic) corresponding to H8141]
How many times is shenah (שְׁנָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H8140 across 2 books.
Where can I study shenah (שְׁנָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8140 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shenah (שְׁנָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as year and years. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.