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2 Kings 16:1

בִּשְׁנַת֙
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
שְׁבַֽע
shebaʻ
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
לְפֶ֖קַח
Peqach
to/for — Pekach, an Israelite king
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ
Rᵉmalyâhûw
Remaljah, an Israelite
מָלַ֛ךְ
mâlak
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
אָחָ֥ז
ʼÂchâz
Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
בֶּן
bên
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
יוֹתָ֖ם
Yôwthâm
Jotham, the name of three Israelites
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
2 Kings 16:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king.
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In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, became king.
2 Kings 16:1
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