1 Kings 15:33

“In year three of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, and he reigned twenty and four years.”

1 Kings 15:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Kings 15:33, word by word

In yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.

Where else “shenat” appears
threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “shalosh” appears
of Asaאָסָאasa

Asa

Asa: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the king of Judah, son of Abijam, who reigned forty-one years and did what was right in the eyes of YHWH (1 Kings 15:9-24); a Levite also bears the name (1 Chronicles 9:16).

Where else “asa” appears
kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
Baashaבַּעְשָׁאbasha

Baasha

Baasha: a name of uncertain meaning. It is the man of Issachar who conspired against Nadab, wiped out the house of Jeroboam and reigned twenty-four years over Israel (1 Kings 15:27–16:7).

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sonבֶןven

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Ahijahאֲחִיָּהachiya

Ahijah

Ahijah: the name of several people; among them the priest who carried the ephod in Saul's time (1 Samuel 14:3) and the prophet from Shiloh (1 Kings 11:29). It means "brother of YHWH."

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began to reignמָלַךְmalach

reign

To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.

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Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
in Tirzahתִרְצָהtirtsa

Tirzah

Tirzah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad; also a city of Canaan. The name means "delight."

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twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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and fourאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

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The context

32And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

33 · This verse (above)

34He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin, with which he made Israel sin.

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