2 Kings 25:27
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evil–merodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
מָלַךְ
became king/ he
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מָלַךְ
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
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רֹאשׁ
the head of
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רֹאשׁ
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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נָשָׂא
he lifted up
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נָשָׂא
To lift up, to bear, to forgive. Nasa. God lifts the weight of guilt. He carries what we cannot carry.
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עָשָׂר
ten
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עָשָׂר
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
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חֹדֶשׁ
month
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חֹדֶשׁ
the new moon; by implication, a month
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שָׁנֶה
year
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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יְהוֹיָכִין
Jehoiachin
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יְהוֹיָכִין
Jehojakin, a Jewish king
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כֶּלֶא
imprisonment
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כֶּלֶא
a prison
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