1 Kings 15:2 — King James Version← Study notes

“Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.”

1 Kings 15:2 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Kings 15:29 words

HebrewMeaning

שָׁלֹ֣שׁšālōš

thirdadjH7969

fork · often · thir(-teen · -teenth) ···

שָׁנִ֔יםšāniym

yearnounH8141

whole age · long · old

מָלַ֖ךְmālakə

consultverbH4427

indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···

בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbiyrwšālāim

JerusalempronH3389

וְ/שֵׁ֣םwəšēm

fameconjH8034

base · named · renown · report

אִמּ֔/וֹʾimwō

damnounH517

mother · parting

מַעֲכָ֖הmaʿăkāh

MaachahnounH4601

Maachathites. See also

בַּתbat

applenounH1323

branch · company · daughter · first ···

אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹםʾăbiyšālwōm

AbishalomnounH53

Absalom

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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