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Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah. (KJV)
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בֶּן\־ben-[was] 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 21:1 word 1
שְׁתֵּ֨יםshe.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 21:1 word 2
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'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 21:1 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 21:1 word 4
מְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehManasseh
Lemma: מְנַשֶּׁה (me.nash.sheh) · Strong's: H4519H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Manasseh
Used 24 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:21, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Kings 21:11, 2 Kings 21:16, 2 Kings 21:17, 2 Kings 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4519H; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:1 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 21:1 word 6
וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.Shimand fifty
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 21:1 word 7
וְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.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 21:1 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 21:1 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 21:1 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 21:1 word 11
וְשֵׁ֥םve.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 21:1 word 12
אִמּ֖וֹ'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 21:1 word 13
חֶפְצִי\־chef.tzi-[was] Hephzi-
Lemma: חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (cheph.tsi bah) · Strong's: H2657G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Hephzibah
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2657G; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:1 word 14
בָֽהּ\׃Vah-bah
Lemma: חֶפְצִי־בָהּ (cheph.tsi bah) · Strong's: H2657G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Hephzibah
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2657G; TAHOT 2 Kings 21:1 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Manasseh | → | מְנַשֶּׁה H4519H Manasseh |
| was twelve | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| . . . | → | עָשָׂר H6240 ten |
| 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 |
| fifty-five | → | חֲמִשִּׁים H2572 fifty |
| . . . | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| His mother’s | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| name | → | שֵׁם H8034 name |
| was Hephzibah | → | חֶפְצִי־בָהּ H2657G Hephzibah |
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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