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2 Kings 22:1

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.)
שְׁמֹנֶ֤ה
shᵉmôneh
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
שָׁנָה֙
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ
Yôʼshîyâh
Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
בְמָלְכ֔וֹ
mâlak
in/with/by — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים
shᵉlôwshîym
and — thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth
וְאַחַת֙
ʼechâd
and — properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
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
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
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])
יְדִידָ֥ה
Yᵉdîydâh
Jedidah, an Israelitess
בַת
bath
a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
עֲדָ֖יָה
ʻĂdâyâh
Adajah, the name of eight Israelites
מִבָּצְקַֽת
Botsqath
from — Botscath, a place in Palestine
2 Kings 22:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
AMPLIFIED · 1 of 3
Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
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Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath.
2 Kings 22:1
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