2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 20:31
31So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Jehoshaphat | יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט | yə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3092 Jehoshaphat |
| reigned | וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ | way·yim·lōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| He | שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| years old | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| when he became king | בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ | bə·mā·lə·ḵōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| and he reigned | מָלַ֣ךְ | mā·laḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| in Jerusalem | בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| twenty-five | וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים | wə·‘eś·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| years | שָׁנָה֙ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| His mother’s | אִמּ֔וֹ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| name | וְשֵׁ֣ם | wə·šêm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| was Azubah | עֲזוּבָ֖ה | ‘ă·zū·ḇāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5806 Azubah |
| daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Shilhi | שִׁלְחִֽי׃ | šil·ḥî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7977 Shilchi |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.