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2 Kings 12:1

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Seven years old [was] Jehoash when he began to reign.	In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Zibiah of Beersheba.	And Jehoash did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

In the seventh^H7651 year^H8141 of Jehu^H3058 Jehoash^H3060 began to reign^H4427; and forty^H705 years^H8141 reigned^H4427 he in Jerusalem^H3389. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Zibiah^H6645 of Beersheba^H884.

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Original Hebrew

בֶּן־שֶׁבַע שָׁנִים יְהֹואָשׁ בְּמָלְכֹו׃ פ

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	(was) a son of
שֶׁ֥בַע	She.va'	H7651	HAcfsa	seven
שָׁנִ֖ים	sha.Nim	H8141	HNcfpa	years
יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ	ye.ho.'Ash	H3060	HNp	Jehoash
בְּ/מָלְכֽ/וֹ	be./ma.le.Kh/o	H4427	HR/Vqc/Sp3ms	when/ became king/ he

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H517 — אֵם (ʼêm, ame): a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)); dam, mother, [idiom] parting.
• H705 — אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'): multiple of אַרְבַּע; forty; -forty.
• H884 — בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע (Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ, be-ayr' sheh'-bah): from בְּאֵר and שֶׁבַע (in the sense of שָׁבַע); well of an oath; Beer-Sheba, a place in Palestine; Beer-shebah.
• H3058 — יֵהוּא (Yêhûwʼ, yay-hoo'): from יְהֹוָה and הוּא; Jehovah (is) He; Jehu, the name of five Israelites; Jehu.
• H3060 — יְהוֹאָשׁ (Yᵉhôwʼâsh, yeh-ho-awsh'): from יְהֹוָה and (perhaps) אֵשׁ; Jehovah-fired; Jehoash, the name of two Israelite kings; Jehoash. Compare יוֹאָשׁ.
• H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
• H4427 — מָלַךְ (mâlak, maw-lak'): a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel; consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
• H6645 — צִבְיָּה (Tsibyâh, tsib-yaw'): for צְבִיָּה; Tsibjah, an Israelite; Zibiah.
• H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

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