In yearבִּשְׁנַת שָׁנָהthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםand oneוְאַחַתof Asaלְאָסָאkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהOmriעָמְרִיbegan to reignמָלַךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand he reignedtwelveשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהyears;שָׁנָהin Tirzahבְּתִרְצָהhe reignedמָלַךְsixשֵׁשׁyears.שָׁנִים
1 Kings 16:23
Study it in the app“In year thirty and one of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned twelve years; in Tirzah he reigned six years.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 16:23, word by word
- In yearשְׁנַתshenat
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appears- thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- and oneאַחַתachat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “achat” 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- Omriעָמְרִיamri
Omri
Omri: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the army commander made king of Israel, who built Samaria and was the father of Ahab (1 Kings 16:16-28); other men bear the same name in Chronicles.
Where else “amri” appears- began to reignמָלַךְmalach
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appears- 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- twelveשְׁתֵּיםshetem
double
Twice the amount, or two plus ten to say twelve.
Where else “shetem” appears- twelveעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- in Tirzahתִרְצָהtirtsa
Tirzah
Tirzah, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad; also a city of Canaan. The name means "delight."
Where else “tirtsa” appears- sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears
The context
22But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; and Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
23 · This verse (above)
24He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built on the hill; and he called the name of the city that he built after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.