1 Kings

1 Kings 16:8

⁸In the twenty-sixth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Elah son of Baasha became king of Israel, and he reigned in Tirzah two years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the twenty-sixth	עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
year	בִּשְׁנַ֨ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Asa’s	לְאָסָ֖א	lə·’ā·sā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H609 Asa
reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
over Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Elah	אֵלָ֨ה	’ê·lāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H425 Elah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Baasha	בַּעְשָׁ֧א	ba‘·šā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1201 Basha
became king	מָ֠לַךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and he reigned in Tirzah	בְּתִרְצָ֖ה	bə·ṯir·ṣāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8656 Tirtsah
two years	שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃	šə·nā·ṯā·yim	Noun - fd	H8141 year

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.