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.)שְׁתֵּ֨ים
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofoldעֶשְׂרֵ֤ה
ʻâsâr
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenthשָׁנָה֙
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה
Mᵉnashsheh
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territoryבְמָלְכ֔וֹ
mâlak
in/with/by — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים
chămishshîym
and — fiftyוְחָמֵשׁ֙
châmêsh
and — fiveשָׁנָ֔ה
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 counselבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
in/with/by — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestineוְשֵׁ֥ם
shêm
and — an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, characterאִמּ֖וֹ
ʼêm
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively [like father])בָֽהּ
Chephtsîy bâhh
Cheptsi-bah, a fanciful name for Palestine
2 Kings 21:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
Manasseh's fifty-five years is the longest reign of any king in either kingdom's history - a bitter irony, given that this same chapter names him as the decisive cause of the coming exile.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.”
Manasseh's fifty-five years is the longest reign of any king in either kingdom's history - a bitter irony, given that this same chapter names him as the decisive cause of the coming exile.