2 Kings

2 Kings 2:11

¹¹As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As they	הֵ֣מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were walking along	הֹלְכִ֤ים	hō·lə·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and talking together	וְדַבֵּ֔ר	wə·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H1696 speak
suddenly	וְהִנֵּ֤ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a chariot	רֶֽכֶב־	re·ḵeḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
of fire	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
with horses	וְס֣וּסֵי	wə·sū·sê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5483 swallow or swift
of fire	אֵ֔שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
appeared and separated	וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ	way·yap̄·ri·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6504 divide
the two of them	שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
and Elijah	אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
went up	וַיַּ֙עַל֙	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
into heaven	הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
in a whirlwind	בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה	bas·sə·‘ā·rāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5591 tempest

Cross-references

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Psalm 104:3–4 · 2 Kings 6:17 · Hebrews 1:14 · Psalm 68:17 · Ezekiel 1:4–28 · Ezekiel 10:9–22 · Zechariah 3:8 · Habakkuk 3:8 · Mark 16:19 · Genesis 5:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.