No. 774 in Hebrew
שנייה
"Second" (as in a unit of time or a brief moment).
In a sentence
אני צריך שם אותך שנייה בצד.
I need to put you aside for a second.
Here 'שנייה' means 'a moment' or 'a second' in terms of time, functioning as a temporal reference.
היא התלבשה בצורה שנייה מהרגיל.
She dressed differently than usual.
In this instance, 'שנייה' implies 'different' or 'alternative', describing a manner divergent from the norm.
זאת שנייה בחשיבות מבין האפשרויות.
This is second in importance among the options.
In this usage, 'שנייה' means 'second' in a sequence, denoting its rank or position.
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