Two in Hebrew is שתיים (shtáyim).
It can also be said שתים, שניים, or שנים, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
שתיים
shtáyim
number
In English
two
/tu/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for the number two.
cardinal number 2
- שתייםshtáyim
- שְׁתַּיִםשתיםsh'táyimfeminineused for numbering
- שנייםsh'náyim
- שְׁנַיִםשניםsh'náyimmasculine
These are the Hebrew words for two as a noun.
digit or figure
- שתייםshtáyimfeminine
This is more about the Hebrew word שתיים.
- Written with vowel points
- שתיים
- Written without vowel points
- שתיים
- Said
- shtáyim
- Its meanings in English
- two, feminine of שניים \ שְׁנַיִם
These words come before and after two in the list.
These are the questions people ask about two in Hebrew.
How do you say two in Hebrew?
two in Hebrew is שתיים, said shtáyim.
What are other Hebrew words for two?
Besides שתיים, two can be said שְׁתַּיִם (sh'táyim), שניים (sh'náyim), or שְׁנַיִם (sh'náyim), depending on the meaning.
What else does שתיים mean in English?
Besides two, שתיים can mean feminine of שניים \ שְׁנַיִם.
How is two pronounced in English?
two is pronounced /tu/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry two and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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