“Josiah” | יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ | Joshijah, the name of two Israelites | Josiah |
“was” | | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | |
“eight” | שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה | A cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth | eight |
“years” | שָׁנִ֖ים | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |
“old” | בֶּן | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | old |
“when he began to reign,” | בְמָלְכ֑וֹ | To reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty | began reign |
“and he reigned” | מָלַ֖ךְ | To reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty | reigned |
“in Jerusalem” | בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine | Jerusalem |
“one” | וְאַחַת֙ | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
“and thirty” | וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים | Thirty; or (ordinal) thirtieth | thirty |
“years.” | שָׁנָ֔ה | A year (as a revolution of time) | years |