2 Kings

2 Kings 17:1

¹In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the twelfth	שְׁתֵּ֣ים	šə·têm	Number - fd	H8147 two
year	בִּשְׁנַת֙	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of the reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Ahaz	לְאָחָ֖ז	lə·’ā·ḥāz	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H271 Achaz
over Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Hoshea	הוֹשֵׁ֨עַ	hō·wō·šê·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1954 Hoshea
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Elah	אֵלָ֧ה	’ê·lāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H425 Elah
became king	מָ֠לַךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in Samaria	בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן	ḇə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
nine	תֵּ֥שַׁע	tê·ša‘	Number - feminine singular	H8672 a nine, nonad
years	שָׁנִֽים׃	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.