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In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. (KJV)
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בִּשְׁנַת֙bish.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 2 Kings 15:23 word 1
חֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.Shimfifty
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים (cha.mish.shim) · Strong's: H2572
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: fifty
Used 163 times. Also: Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:24, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 9:28, Genesis 9:29, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2572; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:23 word 2
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 3
לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הla.'a.zar.Yahof Azariah
Lemma: · Strong's: H5838x
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: of Azariah
Source: TAHOT; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:23 word 4
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 5
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 6
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 7
פְּקַֽחְיָ֨הpe.kach.YahPekahiah
Lemma: פְּקַחְיָה (pe.qach.yah) · Strong's: H6494
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Pekahiah
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:22, 2 Kings 15:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6494; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:23 word 8
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 9
מְנַחֵ֧םme.na.ChemMenahem
Lemma: מְנַחֵם (me.na.chem) · Strong's: H4505
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Menahem
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:14, 2 Kings 15:16, 2 Kings 15:17, 2 Kings 15:19, 2 Kings 15:20, 2 Kings 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4505; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:23 word 10
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 11
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 12
בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbe.sho.me.Ronin Samaria
Lemma: שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) · Strong's: H8111
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Samaria
Used 109 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:32, 1 Kings 16:24, 1 Kings 16:28, 1 Kings 16:29, 1 Kings 16:32, 1 Kings 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8111; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:23 word 13
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 2 Kings 15:23 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the fiftieth | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of Azariah’s | → | H5838x |
| reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| over Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| Pekahiah | → | פְּקַחְיָה H6494 Pekahiah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Menahem | → | מְנַחֵם H4505 Menahem |
| became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| and reigned in Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| 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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