No. 41 in Hebrew
שני
The Hebrew word "שני" means "second" or "scarlet."
In a sentence
היה לי חלום על שני כלבים שגדרו יחדיו.
I had a dream about two dogs that grew up together.
In this sentence, "שני" is used as an adjective meaning "two" to describe a quantity.
מחר יש לי מבחן שני בבית הספר.
Tomorrow I have my second exam at school.
Here, "שני" is used as an ordinal numeral meaning "second," indicating sequence.
הכיסא בצבע לבן והשולחן הוא בצבע שני.
The chair is white, and the table is crimson red.
In this context, "שני" is a color term meaning "crimson," describing the table's color.
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