2 Kings 18:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה׃

Transliteration

Ben-twenty and five shanah hayah in moleko, and twenty and nine shanah malak in Yerushalayim. And shem immo ʾAbi bat-Zəkaryah.

Grammar Details

*ben*: construct state - son of/age of
*shanah*: noun, feminine singular - year
*hayah*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he was
*moleko*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his becoming king/his reigning
*malak*: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*Yerushalayim*: proper noun, feminine singular
*shem*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*immo*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother
*ʾAbi*: proper noun, feminine singular
*bat*: noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of
*Zəkaryah*: proper noun, masculine singular

Word Meanings

*moleko*: his becoming king/when he began to reign/when he became king
*malak*: he reigned/ruled/was king

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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