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The daysוְהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרJehuיֵהוּאreignedמָלַךְoverעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere twentyעֶשְׂרִיםeightוּשְׁמֹנֶהyearsשָׁנָהin Samaria.בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן
2 Kings 10:36
Study it in the app“The days that Jehu reigned over Israel were twenty eight years in Samaria.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 10:36, word by word
- The daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- Jehuיֵהוּאyehu
Jehu
Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).
Where else “yehu” appears- reignedמָלַךְmalach
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- were twentyעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemone
eight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemone” appears- yearsשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- in Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshomron
Samaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appears
Places in this verse
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
The context
35Jehu lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria; and Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.
36 · This verse (above)