2 Kings
2 Kings 21:1
1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה | mə·naš·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| was twelve | שְׁתֵּ֨ים | šə·têm | Number - fd | H8147 two |
| 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-five | וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים | wa·ḥă·miš·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H2572 fifty |
| years | שָׁנָ֔ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| His mother’s | אִמּ֖וֹ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| name | וְשֵׁ֥ם | wə·šêm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8034 name |
| was Hephzibah | בָֽהּ׃ | ḇāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2657 Cheptsi-bah |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.