2 Kings

2 Kings 3:1

¹In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram^a son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the eighteenth	שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה	šə·mō·neh	Number - feminine singular	H8083 eight
year	בִּשְׁנַת֙	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Jehoshaphat’s	לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט	lî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3092 Jehoshaphat
reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
over Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Jehoram	וִיהוֹרָ֣ם	wî·hō·w·rām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3088 Jehoram
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Ahab	אַחְאָ֗ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
became king	מָלַ֤ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and he reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ	way·yim·lōḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Samaria	בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	bə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron
twelve	שְׁתֵּים־	šə·têm-	Number - fd	H8147 two
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.