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Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. (KJV)
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בֶּן\־ben-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 Kings 18:2 word 1
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.Rimtwenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 2
וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.Meshand five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 3
שָׁנָה֙sha.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 Kings 18:2 word 4
הָיָ֣הha.Yahhe was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 18:2 word 5
בְמָלְכ֔וֹve.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 Kings 18:2 word 6
וְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.Rimand twenty
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים (es.rim) · Strong's: H6242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: twenty
Used 315 times. Also: Genesis 6:3, Genesis 8:14, Genesis 11:24, Genesis 18:31, Genesis 23:1, Genesis 31:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6242; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 7
וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'and 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 18:2 word 8
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 Kings 18:2 word 9
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 Kings 18:2 word 10
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.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 Kings 18:2 word 11
וְשֵׁ֣םve.Shemand [the] name of
Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: name
Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 12
אִמּ֔וֹ'i.Momother his
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 13
אֲבִ֖י'a.Vi[was] Abi
Lemma: אֲבִי (a.vi) · Strong's: H0021
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Abi
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0021; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 14
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of
Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: daughter
Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 15
זְכַרְיָֽה\׃ze.khar.YahZechariah
Lemma: זְכַרְיָהוּ (ze.khar.yah) · Strong's: H2148C
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zechariah
Used 2 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 29:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2148C; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:2 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| twenty-five | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| . . . | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| 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 |
| twenty-nine | → | עֶשְׂרִים H6242 twenty |
| . . . | → | תֵּ֫שַׁע H8672 nine |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| His mother’s | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| was Abi | → | אֲבִי H0021 Abi |
| the daughter | → | בַּת H1323G daughter |
| of Zechariah | → | זְכַרְיָהוּ H2148C Zechariah |
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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