2 Kings 14:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְהֽוֹעַדָּ֖ן מִן־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

Ben-ʿeśrîm wə-ḥāmēsh shānāh hāyāh bə-mālkô wə-ʿeśrîm wā-tēshaʿ shānāh mālak bî-yrûshālāim wə-shēm ʾimmô yəhôʿaddān min-yərûshālāim

Grammar Details

*ben*: construct form - son of/age of
*ʿeśrîm*: cardinal number - twenty
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ḥāmēsh*: cardinal number, feminine - five
*shānāh*: feminine singular - year
*hāyāh*: perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he was
*bə*: preposition - in/when
*mālkô*: infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king
*wā*: conjunction with patah - and
*tēshaʿ*: cardinal number, feminine - nine
*mālak*: perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he reigned
*bî*: preposition - in
*yrûshālāim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*shēm*: construct form, masculine singular - name of
*ʾimmô*: noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother
*yəhôʿaddān*: proper noun - Jehoaddan
*min*: preposition - from

Word Meanings

*mālak*: reigned/ruled/was king
*bə-mālkô*: when he became king/in his kingship/during his reign

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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