2 Chronicles 27:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְחָמֵ֛שׁ שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

ben-ʿeśrîm wə-ḥāmēš šānāh hāyāh ḇə-mālkô wə-šēš-ʿeśrēh šānāh mālak bî-rûšālāim

Grammar Details

*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - son of/aged
*ʿeśrîm*: cardinal number - twenty
*wə*-*ḥāmēš*: conjunction + cardinal number - and five
*šānāh*: feminine singular noun - year
*hāyāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was
*ḇə*-*mālkô*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his reigning/when he became king
*wə*-*šēš*-*ʿeśrēh*: conjunction + cardinal number - and sixteen
*mālak*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*bî*-*rûšālāim*: preposition + proper name - in Jerusalem

Word Meanings

*ben*: son of/aged
*hāyāh*: was/existed/became
*ḇə*-*mālkô*: in his becoming king/when he began to reign
*mālak*: reigned/ruled

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2 Chr 27:1 : 1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

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