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Twain
CategoryArchaic Word
Modern Equivalenttwo.
KJV Word TypeNumber / noun
DefinitionTwo; a pair.
Key Verses"And they twain shall be one flesh." (Matthew 19:5)
KJV Usage NoteMeans “two,” often emphasizing a pair joined or considered together.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not mean a person’s name; it is an older word for two.
EtymologyFrom Old English twēgen / twā ("two").