1 Kings 16:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאַחְאָ֣ב בֶּן־עָמְרִ֗י מָלַךְ֙ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְאָסָ֖א מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַ֠יִּמְלֹךְ אַחְאָ֨ב בֶּן־עָמְרִ֤י עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֖יִם שָׁנָֽה

Transliteration

And wə-ʾaḥʾāḇ ben-ʿomrî mālaḵ over-yiśrāʾēl in-bišnaṯ thirty and eight šānâ to-ʾāsāʾ meleḵ yəhûdâ; and wə-yimlōḵ ʾaḥʾāḇ ben-ʿomrî over-yiśrāʾēl in-šōmərôn twenty and two šānâ.

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾaḥʾāḇ*: conjunction + proper noun, masculine singular - and Ahab
*ben*: masculine singular construct noun - son of
*ʿomrî*: proper noun, masculine singular - Omri
*mālaḵ*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned/became king
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*bišnaṯ*: preposition + feminine singular construct noun - in year of
*šānâ*: feminine singular noun - year
*ʾāsāʾ*: proper noun, masculine singular - Asa
*meleḵ*: masculine singular construct noun - king of
*yəhûdâ*: proper noun - Judah
*wə-yimlōḵ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he reigned
*šōmərôn*: proper noun - Samaria

Word Meanings

*mālaḵ*: reigned/ruled/was king
*yimlōḵ*: reigned/became king/ruled
*šānâ*: year/years

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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