2 Kings 24:6

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב יְהֹויָקִ֖ים עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהֹויָכִ֥ין בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּֽיו׃

And Yehoyaqim lay with his fathers, and Yehoyakin his son reigned in his place.

 

Morphology

  1. וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (va-yishkav) – Root: שכב; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he lay”; Notes: Euphemism for death, often used of kings.
  2. יְהֹויָקִ֖ים (Yehoyaqim) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Name; Translation: “Yehoyaqim”; Notes: King of Yehudah whose death is recorded here.
  3. עִם־אֲבֹתָ֑יו (ʿim-avotav) – Root: עם + אב; Form: Preposition + plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “with his fathers”; Notes: Traditional phrase for being buried with ancestors.
  4. וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ (va-yimlokh) – Root: מלך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he reigned”; Notes: Marks succession to the throne.
  5. יְהֹויָכִ֥ין (Yehoyakin) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Name; Translation: “Yehoyakin”; Notes: Son of Yehoyaqim and next king of Yehudah.
  6. בְּנֹ֖ו (beno) – Root: בן; Form: Noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “his son”; Notes: Identifies Yehoyakin as the successor.
  7. תַּחְתָּֽיו (taḥtav) – Root: תחת; Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “in his place”; Notes: Denotes royal succession.

 

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