2 Kings 23:31

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְשָׁלֹ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יְהוֹאָחָ֣ז בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה חֳדָשִׁ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ חֲמוּטַ֥ל בַּֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מִלִּבְנָֽה׃

Transliteration

Ben-twenty and-three šānâ yᵊhôʾāḥāz in-mālᵊkô and-three ḥŏdāšîm mālak in-yᵊrûšālaim and-šēm ʾimmô ḥămûṭal bat-yirmᵊyāhû from-libnâ.

Grammar Details

*ben*: noun, masculine, singular construct - son of/aged
*šānâ*: noun, feminine, singular - year
*yᵊhôʾāḥāz*: proper noun - Jehoahaz
*mālᵊkô*: Qal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his becoming king
*ḥŏdāšîm*: noun, masculine, plural - months
*mālak*: Qal perfect, 3rd singular, masculine - he reigned
*yᵊrûšālaim*: proper noun - Jerusalem
*šēm*: noun, masculine, singular construct - name of
*ʾimmô*: noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mother
*ḥămûṭal*: proper noun - Hamutal
*bat*: noun, feminine, singular construct - daughter of
*yirmᵊyāhû*: proper noun - Jeremiah
*libnâ*: proper noun - Libnah

Word Meanings

*ben*: son of/aged
*šānâ*: year/years
*mālᵊkô*: his becoming king/his reign
*ḥŏdāšîm*: months/new moons
*mālak*: reigned/ruled/was king
*šēm*: name/title

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 24:18 : 18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
1 Chr 3:15 : 15 And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
Jer 22:11 : 11 For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

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