Bible Dictionary: Twins

Jump to: Topical • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

Greek

1359. Dioskouroi -- the Dioscuri, twin sons of Zeus (Castor and ...
... Castor and Pollux. From the alternate of Zeus and a form of the base of korasion;
sons of Jupiter, ie The twins Dioscuri -- Castor and Pollux. see GREEK Zeus. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1359.htm - 6k

Topical Bible Verses

Genesis 25:24-26
And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
Topicalbible.org

Genesis 38:27-30
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.
Topicalbible.org

Genesis 25:22
And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to inquire of the LORD.
Topicalbible.org

Psalm 127:3-5
See, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Topicalbible.org

Strong's Hebrew

8380. taom -- twins
... 8379, 8380. taom. 8381 . twins. Transliteration: taom Phonetic Spelling:
(taw-ome') Short Definition: twins. Word Origin see toam. twins ...
/hebrew/8380.htm - 5k

8382. taam -- to be double
... 8381, 8382. taam. 8383 . to be double. Transliteration: taam Phonetic Spelling:
(taw-am') Short Definition: twins. ... coupled together, bear twins. ...
/hebrew/8382.htm - 6k

8420b. toam -- a twin
... toam. 8421 . a twin. Transliteration: toam Short Definition: twins. Word Origin
from an unused word Definition a twin NASB Word Usage twins (4). 8420a, 8420b ...
/hebrew/8420b.htm - 5k

Library

Concerning Twins of Different Sexes.
... Book V. Chapter 6."Concerning Twins of Different Sexes. But even in ... other
a female. I know two of different sexes who are twins. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 6 concerning twins of different.htm

Concerning the Twins Esau and Jacob, who were Very Unlike Each ...
... Book V. Chapter 4."Concerning the Twins Esau and Jacob, Who Were Very
Unlike Each Other Both in Their Character and Actions. In ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 4 concerning the twins esau.htm

On the Difference in the Health of Twins.
... Book V. Chapter 2."On the Difference in the Health of Twins. Cicero says
that the famous physician Hippocrates has left in writing ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/city of god/chapter 2 on the difference in.htm

Concerning the Arguments which Nigidius the Mathematician Drew ...
... Book V. Chapter 3."Concerning the Arguments Which Nigidius the Mathematician Drew
from the Potter's Wheel, in the Question About the Birth of Twins. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 3 concerning the arguments which.htm

Thy Two Breasts are Like Two Young Roes that are Twins, Which ...
... CHAPTER IV. 5. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which,
feed among the lilies. The Spouse here receives facility ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/5 thy two breasts are.htm

What was Indicated by the Divine Answer About the Twins Still Shut ...
... Book XVI. Chapter 35."What Was Indicated by the Divine Answer About the
Twins Still Shut Up in the Womb of Rebecca Their Mother. ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 35 what was indicated by.htm

Thy Teeth are as a Flock of Sheep which Go up from the Washing ...
... CHAPTER VI. 5. Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof
every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/5 thy teeth are as.htm

Thy Teeth are Like a Flock of Sheep that are Even Shorn, which ...
... 2. Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the
washing; whereof every one bears twins, and none is barren among them. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/2 thy teeth are like.htm

Thy Two Breasts are Like Two Young Roes that are Twins.
... CHAPTER VII. 3. Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.
It would be a small matter for the Spouse to bear children ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/3 thy two breasts are.htm

What Kings Reigned in Assyria and Sicyon When, According to the ...
... 3."What Kings Reigned in Assyria and Sicyon When, According to the Promise, Isaac
Was Born to Abraham in His Hundredth Year, and When the Twins Esau and ...
/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 3 what kings reigned in.htm

Thesaurus

Twins (9 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Twins (9 Occurrences). ... Genesis 25:24 When her days to be
delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. ...
/t/twins.htm - 8k

Twin (9 Occurrences)
... 9. (vi) To bring forth twins. 10. (vi) To be born at the same birth. 11.
(vt) To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. 12. ...
/t/twin.htm - 10k

Faileth (26 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly'shorn, Which
are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is ...
/f/faileth.htm - 13k

Forming (27 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 4:2 Thy teeth as a row of the shorn ones That have come up from the
washing, For all of them are forming twins, And a bereaved one is not among ...
/f/forming.htm - 14k

Fawns (4 Occurrences)
... (WEB). Song of Songs 4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a
roe, which feed among the lilies. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
/f/fawns.htm - 7k

Roes (12 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT). Song of Songs 4:5 Thy two breasts are like two young
roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies. (KJV BBE WBS). ...
/r/roes.htm - 9k

Ewes (7 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly'shorn, Which
are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is ...
/e/ewes.htm - 8k

Dioscuri (1 Occurrence)
... and Rhegium. The Dioscuri (ie sons of Zeus), Castor and Pollux, are the
two chief stars in the constellation of the Twins. Some ...
/d/dioscuri.htm - 7k

Diotrephes (1 Occurrence)
... who loveth to have the preeminence, among them" may indicate that he was a church
official, abusing his position, chief stars in the constellation of the Twins...
/d/diotrephes.htm - 7k

Paired (2 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 4:2 Thy teeth are like a flock of ewes that are newly'shorn, Which
are come up from the washing, Whereof every one hath twins, And none is ...
/p/paired.htm - 7k

Bible Concordance

Twins (9 Occurrences)

Romans 9:10 Not only so, but Rebecca also conceived by one, by our father Isaac.
(See NAS)

Romans 9:11 For being not yet born, neither having done anything good or bad, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who calls,
(See NAS NIV)

Genesis 25:24 When her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Genesis 38:27 It happened in the time of her travail, that behold, twins were in her womb.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 36:29 and they have been twins below, and together they are twins at its head, at the one ring; so he hath done to both of them at the two corners;
(YLT)

Song of Songs 4:2 Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 4:5 Your two breasts are like two fawns that are twins of a roe, which feed among the lilies.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 6:6 Your teeth are like a flock of ewes, which have come up from the washing; of which every one has twins; none is bereaved among them.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Song of Songs 7:3 Your two breasts are like two fawns, that are twins of a roe.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Twins

Twins: Jacob and Esau

Twins: Pharez and Zerah

Related Terms

Twin (9 Occurrences)

Faileth (26 Occurrences)

Forming (27 Occurrences)

Fawns (4 Occurrences)

Roes (12 Occurrences)

Ewes (7 Occurrences)