2 Kings

2 Kings 12:1

¹In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash^a became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

Footnotes

a 12:1 Hebrew Jehoash, a variant of Joash(son of Ahaziah); also in verses 2, 4, 6, 7, and 18; see 2 Kings 11:2|2KI 11:2.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the seventh	שֶׁ֤בַע	še·ḇa‘	Adjective - feminine singular	H7651 seven
year	בִּשְׁנַת־	biš·naṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Jehu	לְיֵהוּא֙	lə·yê·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3058 Jehu
Joash	יְהוֹאָ֔שׁ	yə·hō·w·’āš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3060 Jehoash
became king	מָלַ֣ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - 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	בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	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	מִבְּאֵ֥ר	mib·bə·’êr	Preposition	H884 Beersheba
Beersheba	שָֽׁבַע׃	šā·ḇa‘	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H884 Beersheba

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.