2 Kings
2 Kings 13:19
19But the man of God was angry with him and said, “You should have struck the ground five or six times. Then you would have struck down Aram until you had put an end to it. But now you will strike down Aram only three times.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God | הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| was angry | וַיִּקְצֹ֨ף | way·yiq·ṣōp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7107 be wroth |
| with him | עָלָ֜יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| You should have struck | לְהַכּ֨וֹת | lə·hak·kō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5221 smite |
| the ground five | חָמֵ֤שׁ | ḥā·mêš | Number - feminine singular | H2568 five |
| or | אוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| six | שֵׁשׁ֙ | šêš | Number - feminine singular | H8337 six |
| times | פְּעָמִ֔ים | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
| Then | אָ֛ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| you would have struck down | הִכִּ֥יתָ | hik·kî·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| Aram | אֲרָ֖ם | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| you had put an end to it | כַּלֵּ֑ה | kal·lêh | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| But now | וְעַתָּ֕ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| you will strike down | תַּכֶּ֥ה | tak·keh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| Aram | אֲרָֽם׃ס | ’ă·rām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H758 Aram |
| three | שָׁלֹ֥שׁ | šā·lōš | Number - feminine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| times | פְּעָמִ֖ים | pə·‘ā·mîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.