2 Kings 24:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned in Jerusalem three months: and his mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹיָכִ֣ין בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּ֥א בַת־אֶלְנָתָ֖ן מִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

ben-šəmōneh ʿeśrēh šānāh yəhôyāḵîn in-mālḵô and-šəlōšāh ḥŏḏāšîm mālaḵ in-yərûšālāim and-šēm ʾimmô nəḥuštāʾ baṯ-ʾelnāṯān from-yərûšālāim.

Grammar Details

*ben*: masculine singular construct noun - son of
*šəmōneh* *ʿeśrēh*: cardinal number - eighteen
*šānāh*: feminine singular noun - year
*yəhôyāḵîn*: proper noun - Jehoiachin
*mālḵô*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king
*šəlōšāh*: cardinal number - three
*ḥŏḏāšîm*: masculine plural noun - months
*mālaḵ*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned
*yərûšālāim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*šēm*: masculine singular construct noun - name of
*ʾimmô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother
*nəḥuštāʾ*: proper noun - Nehushta
*baṯ*: feminine singular construct noun - daughter of
*ʾelnāṯān*: proper noun - Elnathan

Word Meanings

*ben*-*šəmōneh* *ʿeśrēh* *šānāh*: idiomatic expression for age (18 years old)
*mālḵô*: his becoming king/his reign/when he began to reign

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 3:16 : 16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
2 Chr 36:9 : 9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah.
Jer 22:24 : 24 As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet upon my right hand, yet would I pluck thee thence;
Jer 22:28 : 28 Is this man Coniah a despised broken vessel? is he a vessel wherein none delighteth? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into the land which they know not?
Jer 24:1 : 1 Jehovah showed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs set before the temple of Jehovah, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
Jer 37:1 : 1 And Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
Matt 1:11-12 : 11 and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon. 12 And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

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