2 Kings

2 Kings 2:12

¹²As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As Elisha	וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע	we·’ĕ·lî·šā‘	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H477 Elisha
watched	רֹאֶ֗ה	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
he	וְה֤וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
cried out	מְצַעֵק֙	mə·ṣa·‘êq	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
My father	אָבִ֣י׀	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
my father	אָבִ֗י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
the chariots	רֶ֤כֶב	re·ḵeḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone
and horsemen	וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו	ū·p̄ā·rā·šāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6571 horse, steed
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
And he saw	רָאָ֖הוּ	rā·’ā·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7200 see
no	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	ע֑וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
So taking hold	וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙	way·ya·ḥă·zêq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
of his own clothes	בִּבְגָדָ֔יו	biḇ·ḡā·ḏāw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H899 treachery
he tore them	וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם	way·yiq·rā·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7167 tear
in two	לִשְׁנַ֥יִם	liš·na·yim	Preposition-l; Number - md	H8147 two

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.