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2 Kings 21:1

Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
2 Kings 21:1
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ מְנַשֶּׁ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֥ם אִמּ֖וֹ חֶפְצִי־בָֽהּ׃

  1. בֶּן־ben-“[was] a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  2. שְׁתֵּ֨יםshe.Teim“two [plus]”
    Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from שְׁנַ֫יִם · “two” · Strong's H8147
  3. עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה'es.Reh“ten”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עָשָׂר · “ten” · Strong's H6240
  4. שָׁנָה֙sha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  5. מְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.Sheh“Manasseh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519H
  6. בְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.Kho“when became king he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  7. וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.Shim“and fifty”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֲמִשִּׁים · “fifty” · Strong's H2572
  8. וְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.Mesh“and five”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  9. שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  10. מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakh“he reigned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  11. בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  12. וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  13. אִמּ֖וֹ'i.Mo“mother his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  14. חֶפְצִי־chef.tzi-“[was] Hephzi-”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from חֶפְצִי־בָהּ · “Hephzibah” · Strong's H2657G
  15. בָֽהּ׃Vah“-bah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from חֶפְצִי־בָהּ · “Hephzibah” · Strong's H2657G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)