The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 22:12 Explained

2 Chronicles 22:12

KJV: And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

YLT: And he is with them in the house of God hiding himself six years, and Athaliah is reigning over the land.

Darby: and he was with them hid in the house of God six years. And Athaliah reigned over the land.

ASV: And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he was with them hid  in the house  of God  six  years:  and Athaliah  reigned  over the land. 

What does 2 Chronicles 22:12 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 22

1  Ahaziah succeeding, reigns wickedly
5  in his confederacy with Joram, the son of Ahab, he is slain by Jehu
10  Athaliah, destroying all the seed royal, save Joash, usurps the kingdom

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 22:12 mean?

And he was with them in the house of God hidden six for years and while Athaliah reigned over the land -
וַיְהִ֤י אִתָּם֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים מִתְחַבֵּ֖א שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים וַעֲתַלְיָ֖ה מֹלֶ֥כֶת עַל־ הָאָֽרֶץ פ

וַיְהִ֤י  And  he  was 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
אִתָּם֙  with  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
בְּבֵ֣ית  in  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
מִתְחַבֵּ֖א  hidden 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine singular
Root: חָבָא  
Sense: to withdraw, hide.
שֵׁ֣שׁ  six 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: שֵׁשׁ  
Sense: six.
שָׁנִ֖ים  for  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
וַעֲתַלְיָ֖ה  and  while  Athaliah 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֲתַלְיָה 
Sense: son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin.
מֹלֶ֥כֶת  reigned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
עַל־  over 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הָאָֽרֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation