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In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months. (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 2 Kings 15:8 word 1
שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםshe.lo.Shimthirty
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 Kings 15:8 word 2
וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙u.she.mo.Nehand eight
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 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 word 4
לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huof Azariah
Lemma: · Strong's: H5838x
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: of Azariah
Source: TAHOT; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 word 8
זְכַרְיָ֨הוּze.khar.Ya.huZechariah
Lemma: זְכַרְיָהוּ (ze.khar.yah) · Strong's: H2148P
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zechariah
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 14:29, 2 Kings 15:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2148P; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 word 10
יָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmJeroboam
Lemma: יָֽרָבְעָם (ya.rov.am) · Strong's: H3379H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jeroboam
Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 13:13, 2 Kings 14:16, 2 Kings 14:23, 2 Kings 14:27, 2 Kings 14:28, 2 Kings 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3379H; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 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 2 Kings 15:8 word 13
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 15:8 word 14
שִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.Shahsix
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 2 Kings 15:8 word 15
חֳדָשִֽׁים\׃cho.da.Shimmonths
Lemma: חֹ֫דֶשׁ (cho.desh) · Strong's: H2320G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: month
Used 256 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:13, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 29:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2320G; TAHOT 2 Kings 15:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the thirty-eighth | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| . . . | → | שְׁמֹנֶה H8083 eight |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of Azariah’s | → | H5838x |
| reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| over Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| Zechariah | → | זְכַרְיָהוּ H2148P Zechariah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Jeroboam | → | יָֽרָבְעָם H3379H Jeroboam |
| became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| [and he reigned] in Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| six | → | שֵׁשׁ H8337 six |
| months | → | חֹ֫דֶשׁ H2320G month |
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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