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In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. (KJV)
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בִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.Natin year
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 1
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 2
וָשֵׁשׁ֙va.Sheshand six
Lemma: שֵׁשׁ (shesh) · Strong's: H8337
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: six
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 7:6, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 30:20, Genesis 31:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8337; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 3
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 4
לְאָסָ֖אle.'a.Sa'of Asa
Lemma: אָסָא (a.sa) · Strong's: H0609G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Asa
Used 57 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:8, 1 Kings 15:9, 1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:13, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0609G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 5
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 6
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 7
מָ֠לַךְMa.lakhhe became king
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 8
אֵלָ֨ה'e.LahElah
Lemma: אֵלָה (e.lah) · Strong's: H0425H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elah
Used 4 times. Also: 1 Kings 16:6, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0425H; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 9
בֶן\־ven-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 10
בַּעְשָׁ֧אba'.Sha'Baasha
Lemma: בַּעְשָׁא (ba.sah) · Strong's: H1201
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Baasha
Used 28 times. Also: 1 Kings 15:16, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:19, 1 Kings 15:21, 1 Kings 15:22, 1 Kings 15:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1201; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 11
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 12
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 13
בְּתִרְצָ֖הbe.tir.Tzahin Tirzah
Lemma: תִּרְצָה (tir.tsah) · Strong's: H8656H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Tirzah
Used 14 times. Also: Joshua 12:24, 1 Kings 14:17, 1 Kings 15:21, 1 Kings 15:33, 1 Kings 16:6, 1 Kings 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8656H; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 14
שְׁנָתָֽיִם\׃she.na.Ta.yimtwo years
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT 1 Kings 16:8 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the twenty-sixth | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| . . . | → | שֵׁשׁ H8337 six |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of Asa’s | → | אָסָא H0609G Asa |
| reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| over Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| Elah | → | אֵלָה H0425H Elah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Baasha | → | בַּעְשָׁא H1201 Baasha |
| became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and he reigned in Tirzah | → | תִּרְצָה H8656H Tirzah |
| two years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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