2 Kings 2:6
Old Testament • 15 words with Strong's data
"And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֵלִיָּה
ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
פָּלַל
pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
שָׁלַח
shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
יַרְדֵּן
Yardên
Jarden, the principal river of Palestine
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
חַי
chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin...
עָזַב
ʻâzab
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
שְׁנַיִם
shᵉnayim
two; also (as ordinal) twofold
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →אֵלִיָּה ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Study H452 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →חַי chay
alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Study H2416 →פָּלַל pâlal
to judge (officially or mentally); by extension, to intercede, pray
Study H6419 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →שָׁלַח shâlach
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
Study H7971 →Cross References
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went dow...
And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,)
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