2 Chronicles 24:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּזְקַ֧ן יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע וַיִּשְׂבַּ֥ע יָמִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמוֹתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-yizqan Yehoyada and-yisbaʿ yamim and-yamot ben-meʾah and-sheloshim shanah in-moto

Grammar Details

*yizqan*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he grew old
*Yehoyada*: proper name - Jehoiada
*yisbaʿ*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he was satisfied/filled with
*yamim*: noun, masculine plural - days
*yamot*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he died
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*meʾah*: numeral - hundred
*sheloshim*: numeral - thirty
*shanah*: noun, feminine singular - year
*moto*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his death

Word Meanings

*yisbaʿ* *yamim*: full of days/satisfied with life/at a good old age
*ben*-*meʾah* and-*sheloshim* *shanah*: one hundred and thirty years old

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Referenced Verses

Gen 15:15 : 15 But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Gen 25:8 : 8 And Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full [of years], and was gathered to his people.
Gen 47:9 : 9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life, and they have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
1 Chr 23:1 : 1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Job 5:26 : 26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age, Like as a shock of grain cometh in in its season.
Ps 90:10 : 10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten, Or even by reason of strength fourscore years; Yet is their pride but labor and sorrow; For it is soon gone, and we fly away.
Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life will I satisfy him, And shew him my salvation.

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