Proper Name guide

2 Kings

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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name

Meaning 1

The twelfth book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 2 Samuel, 4 Kings, 2 Kgs

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the second of two Old Testament books telling the histories of the kings of Judah and Israel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: II Kings

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: book

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: 2 Konings — book of the Bible
  • Afrikaans: II Konings — book of the Bible
  • Arabic: سِفْر المُلُوك الثَانِي (sifr al-mulūk aṯ-ṯānī) — book of the Bible
  • Catalan: 2 Reis — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Cantonese: 列王紀下 /列王纪下 (lit6 wong4 gei2 haa6) — book of the Bible
  • Hakka Chinese: 列王紀下 /列王纪下 (Lie̍t-vòng-ki Ha) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese: 列王紀下 /列王纪下 (Lia̍t-ông-kí Hā) — book of the Bible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 列王紀下 /列王纪下 (Lièwángjì Xià) — book of the Bible
  • French: 2 Rois — book of the Bible
  • German: 2 Könige — book of the Bible
  • Greek: Β’ Βασιλειών (V’ Vasileión) — book of the Bible
  • Greek: Βασιλείς Β’ (Vasileís V’) — book of the Bible
  • Hindi: 2 राजा (2 rājā) — book of the Bible
  • Indonesian: 2 Raja-raja — book of the Bible
  • Irish: Dara Leabhar na Ríthe — book of the Bible
  • Irish: 2 Ríthe — book of the Bible
  • Japanese: 列王記下 (Retsuō-kige) — book of the Bible
  • Kankanaey: 2 Aari — book of the Bible
  • Korean: 열왕기하 (Yeorwanggi-ha) — book of the Bible
  • Polish: Druga Księga Królewska — book of the Bible
  • Portuguese: 2 Reis — book of the Bible
  • Scottish Gaelic: 2 Rìghrean — book of the Bible
  • Spanish: 2 Reyes — book of the Bible
  • Swedish: Andra Kungaboken — book of the Bible
  • Tagalog: 2 Mga Hari — book of the Bible
  • Thai: ๒ พงศ์กษัตริย์ — book of the Bible
  • Tumbuka: 2 Karonga — book of the Bible