בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָ֠לַךְ זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון שִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃
In the thirty-eighth year of ʿAzaryahu king of Yehuda, Zekharyahu son of Yarovʿam reigned over Yisraʾel in Shomeron six months.
Morphology
- בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition + noun feminine singular construct; Translation: “In the year of”; Notes: Introduces the time marker for a regnal year.
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים (sheloshim) – Root: שלש; Form: Cardinal number (masculine); Translation: “thirty”; Notes: First part of the compound number.
- וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ (u-shemoneh) – Root: שׁמנה; Form: Conjunction + cardinal number; Translation: “and eight”; Notes: Combined with “thirty” to form “thirty-eight.”
- שָׁנָ֔ה (shanah) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “year”; Notes: Unit of time specifying regnal year.
- לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ (la-ʿAzaryahu) – Root: עזר; Form: Preposition + proper noun with pronominal suffix; Translation: “of ʿAzaryahu”; Notes: King of Yehudah, in whose reign this event is dated.
- מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה (melekh Yehudah) – Root: מלך, יהודה; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “king of Yehudah”; Notes: Title and domain of ʿAzaryahu.
- מָ֠לַךְ (malakh) – Root: מלך; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “reigned”; Notes: Marks the accession of a new king.
- זְכַרְיָ֨הוּ (Zekharyahu) – Root: זכר; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Zekharyahu”; Notes: Son of Yarovʿam II, briefly reigned over Yisraʾel.
- בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם (ben-Yarovʿam) – Root: בן, ירבעם; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “son of Yarovʿam”; Notes: Establishes dynastic identity.
- עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (ʿal-Yisraʾel) – Root: על, ישראל; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “over Yisraʾel”; Notes: Refers to rule over the northern kingdom.
- בְּשֹׁמְרֹ֖ון (be-Shomeron) – Root: שׁמרון; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Shomeron”; Notes: Capital city of the northern kingdom of Yisraʾel.
- שִׁשָּׁ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים (shishah ḥodashim) – Root: שׁשׁ, חדשׁ; Form: Cardinal number + plural noun masculine; Translation: “six months”; Notes: Duration of Zekharyahu’s brief reign.