2 Chronicles 34:1 Go deeper
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years. (KJV)
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בֶּן\־ben-[was] a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: aged
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 1
שְׁמוֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.Neheight
Lemma: שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.neh) · Strong's: H8083
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: eight
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8083; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 2
שָׁנִ֖יםsha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
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 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 3
יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huJosiah
Lemma: יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ (yo.shiy.yah) · Strong's: H2977G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Josiah
Used 52 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:2, 2 Kings 21:24, 2 Kings 21:26, 2 Kings 22:1, 2 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2977G; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 4
בְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.Khowhen became king he
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 5
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: thirty
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 6
וְאַחַת֙ve.'a.Chatand one
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 7
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]
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 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 8
מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakhhe reigned
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 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 9
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem
Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jerusalem
Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT 2 Chronicles 34:1 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Josiah | → | יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ H2977G Josiah |
| was eight | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| years old | → | בֵּן H1121L son: aged |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| when he became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| and he reigned | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in Jerusalem | → | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem |
| thirty-one | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| . . . | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| 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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