2 Kings 17:1 Go deeper
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine 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 17:1 word 1
שְׁתֵּ֣יםshe.Teimtwo [plus]
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Absolute (HNcfda)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:1 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה'es.Rehten
Lemma: עָשָׂר (a.sar) · Strong's: H6240
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: ten
Used 337 times. Also: Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6240; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:1 word 3
לְאָחָ֖זle.'a.Chazof Ahaz
Lemma: אָחָז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0271G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ahaz
Used 38 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:38, 2 Kings 16:1, 2 Kings 16:2, 2 Kings 16:5, 2 Kings 16:7, 2 Kings 16:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0271G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:1 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 17:1 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 17:1 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 17:1 word 7
הוֹשֵׁ֨עַho.She.a'Hoshea
Lemma: הוֹשֵׁעַ (ho.she.a) · Strong's: H1954G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hoshea
Used 8 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 17:3, 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1954G; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:1 word 8
בֶּן\־ben-[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 17:1 word 9
אֵלָ֧ה'e.LahElah
Lemma: אֵלָה (e.lah) · Strong's: H0425I
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Elah
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Kings 15:30, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0425I; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:1 word 10
בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןve.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 17:1 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 17:1 word 12
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.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 17:1 word 13
תֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'nine
Lemma: תֵּ֫שַׁע (te.sah) · Strong's: H8672
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: nine
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14, Genesis 5:20, Genesis 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8672; TAHOT 2 Kings 17:1 word 14
שָׁנִֽים\׃sha.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 Kings 17:1 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the twelfth | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of the reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Ahaz | → | אָחָז H0271G Ahaz |
| over Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| Hoshea | → | הוֹשֵׁעַ H1954G Hoshea |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Elah | → | אֵלָה H0425I Elah |
| became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| of | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| [and he reigned] in Samaria | → | שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111 Samaria |
| nine | → | תֵּ֫שַׁע H8672 nine |
| 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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