2 Kings 15:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ מִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

Transliteration

Ben-sixteen shānāh hāyāh in mālkhō and fifty and two shānāh mālakh in Yərūshālāim and shēm immō Yəkhāləyāhū from Yərūshālāim.

Grammar Details

*ben*: masculine singular construct - son of/at the age of
*shānāh*: feminine singular - year
*hāyāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he was
*mālkhō*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his reigning/when he began to reign
*mālakh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*Yərūshālāim*: proper name - Jerusalem
*shēm*: masculine singular construct - name of
*immō*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother
*Yəkhāləyāhū*: proper name - Jecholiah

Word Meanings

*ben*-sixteen *shānāh*: at age sixteen/son of sixteen years
*mālkhō*: his reigning/when he became king
*mālakh*: reigned/ruled

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