2 Kings 3:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.”

2 Kings 3:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 2 Kings 3:117 words

HebrewMeaning

וִ/יהוֹרָ֣םwiyhwōrām

JehoramconjH3088

Joram. Compare

בֶּןben

sonnounH1121

afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···

אַחְאָ֗בʾaḥəʾāb

AhabnounH256

מָלַ֤ךְmālakə

consultverbH4427

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

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

בְּ/שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbəšōmərwōn

SamariapronH8111

בִּ/שְׁנַת֙bišənat

yearpronH8141

whole age · long · old

שְׁמֹנֶ֣הšəmōneh

eight(-eenadjH8083

-eenth) · eighth

עֶשְׂרֵ֔הʿeśərēh

(eigh-adjH6240

fif- · four- · nine- · seven- ···

לִ/יהוֹשָׁפָ֖טliyhwōšāpāṭ

Jehoshaphat. ComparepronH3092

מֶ֣לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

יְהוּדָ֑הyəhwdāh

JudahnounH3063

וַ/יִּמְלֹ֖ךְwayiməlōkə

consultconjH4427

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

שְׁתֵּיםšətēym

bothadjH8147

couple · double · second · twain ···

עֶשְׂרֵ֥הʿeśərēh

(eigh-adjH6240

fif- · four- · nine- · seven- ···

שָׁנָֽהšānāh

yearnounH8141

whole age · long · old

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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