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2 Kings 12:1

בִּשְׁנַת
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
שֶׁ֤בַע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
לְיֵהוּא֙
Yêhûwʼ
to/for — Jehu, the name of five Israelites
מָלַ֣ךְ
mâlak
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
יְהוֹאָ֔שׁ
Yᵉhôwʼâsh
Jehoash, the name of two Israelite kings
וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים
ʼarbâʻîym
and — forty
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
מָלַ֖ךְ
mâlak
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
in/with/by — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
וְשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
and — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
אִמּ֔וֹ
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])
צִבְיָ֖ה
Tsibyâh
Tsibjah, an Israelite
שָֽׁבַע
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine
2 Kings 12:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
In the seventh year of Jehu [king of Israel], Jehoash became king [over Judah], and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
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In the seventh year of Jehu [king of Israel], Jehoash became king [over Judah], and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
2 Kings 12:1
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