2 Kings 6:5
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֶחָד
ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
רֹאשׁ
rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
נָפַל
nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
צָעַק
tsâʻaq
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָדוֹן
ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →נָפַל nâphal
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
Study H5307 →רֹאשׁ rôʼsh
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Study H7218 →Cross References
Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we d...
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hou...
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.
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