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2 Kings

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Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Zedekiah Zedekiah Noun H6667 צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ tzid·ki·ya·hu
[was] twenty score Noun H6242 עֶשְׂרִ֨ים es·rim
years whole age Noun H8141 שָׁנָה֙ sha·nah
old afflicted Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
when he began to reign consult Verb H4427 בְמָלְכֹ֔ו ve·ma·le·chov,
and he reigned consult Verb H4427 מָלַ֖ךְ ma·lach
and one a Adjective H259 וְאַחַ֤ת ve·'a·chat
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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years whole age Noun H8141 שָׁנָ֔ה sha·nah,
in Jerusalem Jerusalem Noun H3389 בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi·ru·sha·lim;
Analysis:
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And his mother's dam Noun H517 אִמֹּ֔ו im·mov,
name base Noun H8034 וְשֵׁ֣ם ve·shem
the daughter apple Noun H1323 בַּֽת־ bat-
of Jeremiah Jeremiah Noun H3414 יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ yir·me·ya·hu
of Libnah Libnah Noun H3841 מִלִּבְנָֽה׃ mil·liv·nah.
Analysis:
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Locations

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

Libnah

LIBNAHlib'-na (libhnah "whiteness," "transparency," "pavement" (compare Exodus 24:10 where libhnath, is translated "paved work" or a "compact foundation"); Lebna):(1) A desert camp of the Israelites between Rimmon-perez and Rissah (Numbers 33:20, 21). Probably the same as Laban (Deuteronomy 1:1).See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL.(2) A town in the Shephelah of Judah (... View Details

People

jeremiah

Jeremiah [N] [H] [S] raised up or appointed by Jehovah.  A Gadite who joined David in the wilderness ( 1 Chronicles 12:10 ).    A Gadite warrior ( 1 Chronicles 12:13 ).    A Benjamite slinger who joined David at Ziklag ( 1 Chronicles 12:4 ).    One of the chiefs of the tribe of Manasseh on the east of Jordan ( 1 Chronicle... View Details

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King James Bible Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
Hebrew Greek English Zedekiah was twenty and one twenty-one years old when he began to reign, became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Zedekiah was twenty and one twenty-one years old when he began to reign, became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.