2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 24:1

¹Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Joash	יֹאָ֣שׁ	yō·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3101 Joash
was seven	שֶׁ֤בַע	še·ḇa‘	Adjective - feminine singular	H7651 seven
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ	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	מָלַ֖ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalem	בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
forty	וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים	wə·’ar·bā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	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 Zibiah	צִבְיָ֖ה	ṣiḇ·yāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6645 Tsibjah
she was from Beersheba	שָֽׁבַע׃	šā·ḇa‘	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.