בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וּשְׁתַּ֤יִם שָׁנָה֙ אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ בְמָלְכֹ֔ו וְשָׁנָ֣ה אַחַ֔ת מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֤ם אִמֹּו֙ עֲתַלְיָ֔הוּ בַּת־עָמְרִ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
Aḥazyahu was twenty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Yerushalayim. And the name of his mother was ʿAtalyahu the daughter of ʿOmri king of Yisraʾel.
Morphology
- בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִם (ben-ʿesrim u-shetayim) – Roots: בן, עשרים, שנים; Form: Construct noun + cardinal number (masculine); Translation: “twenty-two years old”; Notes: Indicates Aḥazyahu’s age at accession.
- שָׁנָה (shanah) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Feminine singular noun; Translation: “year”; Notes: Referred to by the compound number above.
- אֲחַזְיָהוּ (Aḥazyahu) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Aḥazyahu”; Notes: King of Yehudah.
- בְמָלְכֹו (be-malko) – Root: מלך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “when he began to reign”; Notes: Indicates time of beginning rule.
- וְשָׁנָה (ve-shanah) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Noun feminine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and [one] year”; Notes: Indicates duration of reign.
- אַחַת (aḥat) – Root: אחד; Form: Feminine singular cardinal number; Translation: “one”; Notes: Agrees in gender with “year.”
- מָלַךְ (malakh) – Root: מלך; Form: Qal perfect 3ms; Translation: “he reigned”; Notes: Statement of regnal period.
- בִּירוּשָׁלִָם (bi-Yerushalayim) – Root: ירושלם; Form: Preposition + proper noun; Translation: “in Yerushalayim”; Notes: Location of his reign.
- וְשֵׁם (ve-shem) – Root: שם; Form: Noun masculine singular + conjunction; Translation: “and the name”; Notes: Introduces maternal lineage.
- אִמֹּו (immo) – Root: אם; Form: Feminine singular noun + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his mother”; Notes: Possessive construction.
- עֲתַלְיָהוּ (ʿAtalyahu) – Form: Proper noun; Translation: “ʿAtalyahu”; Notes: Mother of Aḥazyahu.
- בַּת־עָמְרִי (bat-ʿOmri) – Root: בת, עמרי; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “daughter of ʿOmri”; Notes: Maternal descent.
- מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל (melekh Yisraʾel) – Root: מלך, ישראל; Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “king of Yisraʾel”; Notes: Title of ʿOmri.