2 Kings

2 Kings 15:2

²He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He was	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
sixteen	שֵׁ֨שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְמָלְכ֔וֹ	ḇə·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	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
fifty-two	וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים	wa·ḥă·miš·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
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 Jecoliah	יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ	yə·ḵā·lə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3203 Jekoljah, Jekiljah
she was from Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.