1 Kings 16:10

“and Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death, in year twenty and seven of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his place.”

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and Zimriזִמְרִיzimri

Zimri

Zimri, a chief of the tribe of Simeon who sinned with a Midianite woman; others bear the same name. The name means "musical."

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came inיָּבֹאyavo

enter

To go into a place.

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and struck himיַּכֵּyake

strike dead

To strike dead, kill.

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and put him to deathיְמִיתֵyemite

kill

To kill someone.

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in yearשְׁנַתshenat

year

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

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twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim

twenty

Twenty; also "twentieth".

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and sevenשֶׁבַעsheva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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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).

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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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.

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and reignedיִּמְלֹךְyimloch

reign

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

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The context

9His servant Zimri, commander of half the chariots, conspired against him. He was in Tirzah, drinking and drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah;

10 · This verse (above)

11And it happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck down all the house of Baasha; he did not leave him one who urinates against the wall, neither his kinsmen-redeemers nor his friend.

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