2 Kings 2:10
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
קָשָׁה
qâshâh
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אַךְ
ʼak
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
רָאָה
râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
קָשָׁה qâshâh
properly, to be dense, i.e. tough or severe (in various applications)
Study H7185 →אַךְ ʼak
a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) only
Study H389 →שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →רָאָה râʼâh
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
Study H7200 →Cross References
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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