2 Kings
2 Kings 24:18
18Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| was twenty-one | עֶשְׂרִ֨ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| 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 |
| eleven | וְאַחַ֤ת | wə·’a·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H259 one |
| 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 Hamutal | חֲמִיטַל | ḥă·mī·ṭal | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2537 Chamutal, Chamital |
| daughter | בַּֽת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| she was from Libnah | מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ | mil·liḇ·nāh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3841 Libnah |
Cross-references
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2 Kings 23:31 · Jeremiah 52:1–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.