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# two

number (two, twos); noun (a two); ordinal second

«two» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Two is the number 2, one more than one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m1)
2. A two is the digit 2 or a card or die face with 2 on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m2)
3. «In two» means in two pieces. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m3)
4. (casual) «A couple» often means two, but can mean «a few»; «a sec» or «two ticks» (UK) means a short moment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m4)
5. (casual) «Two-faced» means saying one thing and doing another; «my two cents» means my opinion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m5)
6. (casual) In texts «2» can mean «to» or «too»: «c u 2morrow», «me 2». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m6)
7. (formal) Exams say «twofold», «a pair of», «both», «double», «duplicate» or «twain» (old). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#m7)

### In the lessons

an amount told in words; pairs, twins, both and twice hide a 2; halves split into two equal parts; phrases: «two by two», «in two», «one or two», «a pair», «twice», «two of a kind»; in casual talk «a couple», «back in two ticks», «just my two cents», «me 2»; in rough talk «you two, shut it», «two-faced liar»; in the exam voice «twofold», «both quantities», «a pair of», «in a ratio of two to one»

### Examples

- I place two apples on the table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x1)
- Two children share 10 sweets equally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x2)
- Mia has two boxes with 6 pens in each. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x3)
- We have two hands and two feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x4)
- Cut the sandwich in two. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x5)
- Count in twos: 2, 4, 6, 8. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x6)
- My little brother is two years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x7)
- Back in two ticks, don't eat my chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x8)
- Oi, you two, shut it and count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x9)
- c u 2morrow, bring 2 pens (the first «2» means «to»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x10)
- A quantity increases twofold, from 8 to 16. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x11)
- Both boxes contain 6 pens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x12)
- Already there are two too many. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/#x13)

### Note

A number word: read it as 2. Trap: «a pair», «twice», «both», «double» and «twofold» also hide a 2. Trap: «a couple» may mean about two or a few. Trap: «two», «to» and «too» sound the same, and texts write «2» for all three. Even numbers can be split into twos with none left over.

## In Jewish tradition

Two is used for pairs, such as two tablets, two sockets, or two birds.

**Interpretation.** Tradition notices pairs such as the two tablets of the covenant, and Sefer Yetzirah speaks of two stones building two houses.

### Examples

- Each board had two tenons, joined one to another. (Torah EXO.36.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/#x1)
- And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begot Serug. (Torah GEN.11.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/#x2)
- Thus he did to both of them in the two corners. (Torah EXO.36.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/#x3)
- The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. (Writings EZR.2.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/#x4)
- The children of Nebo, fifty and two. (Writings EZR.2.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/#x5)
- The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two. (Writings NEH.7.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/#x6)

### Note

A number word: read it as 2. Trap: «a pair», «twice», «both», «double» and «twofold» also hide a 2. Trap: «a couple» may mean about two or a few. Trap: «two», «to» and «too» sound the same, and texts write «2» for all three. Even numbers can be split into twos with none left over.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «two» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/two/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«two» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/two.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «two» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/two/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«two» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/two.html) on Mova free.