2 Kings 18:1 Go deeper
Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. (KJV)
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וַֽיְהִי֙vay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:1 word 1
בִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.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 18:1 word 2
שָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.Loshthree
Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: three
Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:1 word 3
לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'of 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 17:1, 2 Kings 17:3, 2 Kings 17:4, 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1954G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:1 word 4
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 18:1 word 5
אֵלָ֖ה'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 17:1, 2 Kings 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0425I; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:1 word 6
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 18:1 word 7
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.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 18:1 word 8
מָלַ֛ךְma.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 18:1 word 9
חִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahHezekiah
Lemma: חִזְקִיָּהוּ (chiz.qiy.yah) · Strong's: H2396G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hezekiah
Used 123 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:10, 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 18:14, 2 Kings 18:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2396G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:1 word 10
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 18:1 word 11
אָחָ֖ז'a.ChazAhaz
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 18:1 word 12
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.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 18:1 word 13
יְהוּדָֽה\׃ye.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 18:1 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In the third | → | שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three |
| year | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| of the reign | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Hoshea | → | הוֹשֵׁעַ H1954G Hoshea |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Elah | → | אֵלָה H0425I Elah |
| over Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| Hezekiah | → | חִזְקִיָּהוּ H2396G Hezekiah |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Ahaz | → | אָחָז H0271G Ahaz |
| became king | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| . . . | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
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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