2 Kings 5:8

Old Testament • 19 words with Strong's data

"And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And it was so when

אֱלִישָׁע

ʼĔlîyshâʻ

H477

Elisha, the famous prophet

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the

אִישׁ

ʼîysh

H376

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

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of

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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had

שָׁמַע

shâmaʻ

H8085

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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that the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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of

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl

H3478

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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had

קָרַע

qâraʻ

H7167

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

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his

בֶּגֶד

beged

H899

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

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that he

שָׁלַח

shâlach

H7971

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

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to the

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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אָמַר

ʼâmar

H559

to say (used with great latitude)

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כֵּן

kên

H3651

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner...

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hast thou

קָרַע

qâraʻ

H7167

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

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thy

בֶּגֶד

beged

H899

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

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שָׁאַר

shâʼar

H7604

properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant

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him

בּוֹא

bôwʼ

H935

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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now to me and he shall

יָדַע

yâdaʻ

H3045

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...

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that there is a

נָבִיא

nâbîyʼ

H5030

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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in

יִשְׂרָאֵל

Yisrâʼêl

H3478

Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

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Key Terms in This Verse

Elisha H477

אֱלִישָׁע ʼĔlîyshâʻ

Elisha, the famous prophet

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rent H7167

קָרַע qâraʻ

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

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rent H7167

קָרַע qâraʻ

to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)

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clothes H899

בֶּגֶד beged

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

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clothes H899

בֶּגֶד beged

a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage

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prophet H5030

נָבִיא nâbîyʼ

a prophet or (generally) inspired man

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Wherefore H3651

כֵּן kên

properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)

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heard H8085

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

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sent H7971

שָׁלַח shâlach

to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)

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know H3045

יָדַע yâdaʻ

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...

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Cross References

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Romans 11:13 cross-reference

For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

2 Kings 1:6 cross-reference

And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Isr...

2 Samuel 3:31 cross-reference

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.

Ezekiel 2:5 cross-reference

And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them.

2 Kings 5:3 cross-reference

And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.

Hosea 12:13 cross-reference

And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.

2 Kings 5:7 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his lepro...

2 Kings 5:15 cross-reference

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray t...

1 Kings 17:24 cross-reference

And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth.

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