2 Kings

2 Kings 11:2

2But Jehoshebaa daughter of King Joram,b the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed.

Footnotes

  • a 11:2 Jehosheba is a variant of Jehoshabeath; see 2 Chronicles 22:11|2CH 22:11.
  • b 11:2 Joram is a variant spelling of Jehoram.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Jehoshebaיְהוֹשֶׁ֣בַעyə·hō·wō·še·ḇa‘Noun - proper - feminine singularH3089 Jehosheba
daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
of Kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ham·me·leḵ-Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Joramי֠וֹרָםyō·w·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH3141 Joram
the sisterאֲח֨וֹת’ă·ḥō·wṯNoun - feminine singular constructH269 sister
of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֜הוּ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH274 Achazjah
tookוַתִּקַּ֣חwat·tiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3947 take
Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyō·w·’āšNoun - proper - masculine singularH3101 Joash
sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗ה’ă·ḥaz·yāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH274 Achazjah
and stole him awayוַתִּגְנֹ֤בwat·tiḡ·nōḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH1589 steal
from amongמִתּ֤וֹךְmit·tō·wḵPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH8432 midst
the sonsבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
being murderedהַמָּמוֹתְתִיםham·må̄·mō·ṯə·ṯīmArticle; Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine pluralH4191 die
him and his nurseמֵינִקְתּ֖וֹmê·niq·tōwVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3243 suck
in a bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣רba·ḥă·ḏarPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2315 chamber, room
to hideוַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּway·yas·ti·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5641 hide, conceal
himאֹת֛וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֖הוּ‘ă·ṯal·yā·hūNoun - proper - feminine singularH6271 Athaljah
and he was notוְלֹ֥אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
killedהוּמָֽת׃hū·māṯVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.