2 Kings
2 Kings 1:8
8“He was a hairy man,a” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.”
“It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
Footnotes
- a 1:8 Or He had a garment of hair
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a hairy | שֵׂעָ֔ר | śê·‘ār | Noun - masculine singular | H8181 hair |
| man | אִ֚ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| they answered | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| with a leather | ע֖וֹר | ‘ō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H5785 skin |
| belt | וְאֵז֥וֹר | wə·’ê·zō·wr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H232 waistcloth |
| around his waist | בְּמָתְנָ֑יו | bə·mā·ṯə·nāw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| It | הֽוּא׃ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֥ה | ’ê·lî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| the Tishbite | הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י | hat·tiš·bî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8664 Tishbite |
| said | וַיֹּאמַ֕ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
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Matthew 3:4 · Zechariah 13:4 · Mark 1:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.