וַיְחִ֨י אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יֹואָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מֹ֔ות יְהֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יְהֹֽואָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃
And Amatsyahu son of Yoʾash king of Yehuda lived after the death of Yehoʾash son of Yehoʾaḥaz king of Yisraʾel fifteen years.
Morphology
- וַיְחִ֨י (va-yeḥi) – Root: חיה (ḥayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he lived”; Notes: Indicates continued life or reign after another’s death.
- אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ (ʾAmatsyahu) – Root: אמצ (ʾmṣ); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Amatsyahu”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- בֶן־יֹואָשׁ (ben-Yoʾash) – Root: בן, יואש; Form: Construct noun + proper name; Translation: “son of Yoʾash”; Notes: Genealogical designation of Amatsyahu.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה (melekh Yehudah) – Root: מלך, יהודה; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “king of Yehudah”; Notes: Amatsyahu’s royal title.
- אַֽחֲרֵ֣י (ʾaḥarei) – Root: אחר (ʾaḥar); Form: Preposition; Translation: “after”; Notes: Temporal marker.
- מֹ֔ות (mot) – Root: מות (mot); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “death”; Notes: Refers to the passing of Yehoʾash.
- יְהֹואָ֥שׁ (Yehoʾash) – Root: יהואש; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “Yehoʾash”; Notes: King of Yisraʾel, contemporary of Amatsyahu.
- בֶּן־יְהֹֽואָחָ֖ז (ben-Yehoʾaḥaz) – Root: בן, יהואחז; Form: Construct noun + proper name; Translation: “son of Yehoʾaḥaz”; Notes: Genealogical detail of Yehoʾash.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (melekh Yisraʾel) – Root: מלך, ישראל; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “king of Yisraʾel”; Notes: Title of Yehoʾash.
- חֲמֵ֥שׁ (ḥamesh) – Root: חמש (ḥ-m-sh); Form: Cardinal number, feminine; Translation: “five”; Notes: First part of the numerical phrase.
- עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה (ʿesreh) – Root: עשר (ʿ-s-r); Form: Cardinal number, feminine; Translation: “ten”; Notes: Combined with “ḥamesh” to form “fifteen.”
- שָׁנָֽה (shanah) – Root: שנה (sh-n-h); Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “years”; Notes: Time expression specifying duration of life after the death of Yehoʾash.