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2 Kings 17:1

בִּשְׁנַת֙
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
שְׁתֵּ֣ים
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
לְאָחָ֖ז
ʼÂchâz
to/for — Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
מָ֠לַךְ
mâlak
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ
Hôwshêaʻ
Hoshea, the name of five Israelites
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.)
אֵלָ֧ה
ʼÊlâh
Elah, the name of an Edomite, of four Israelites, and also of a place in Palestine
בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
in/with/by — Shomeron, a place in Palestine
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
תֵּ֥שַׁע
têshaʻ
nine or (ordinal) ninth
שָׁנִֽים
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
2 Kings 17:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned for nine years.
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In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah, Hoshea the son of Elah became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned for nine years.
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