Study it in the app“And it happened, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his cloak, and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And there, a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?””
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen Elijahכִּ אֵלִיָּהוּheard it,שְׁמֹעַthat he wrappedוַיָּלֶטhis faceפָּנָיוin his cloak,בְּאַדַּרְתּוֹand went outוַיֵּצֵאand stoodוַיַּעֲמֹדat the entranceפֶּתַחof the cave.הַמְּעָרָהAnd there,וְהִנֵּהa voiceקוֹלcame to him,אֵלָיוand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמַהare you doingלְּךָhere,פֹהElijah?”אֵלִיָּהוּ
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsElijah
Elijah: a name meaning "my El is YHWH." It is the prophet from Gilead who confronted King Ahab and the worship of Baal (1 Kings 17–2 Kings 2); two other Israelites bear the same name (1 Chronicles 8:27; Ezra 10:21).
Where else “eliyahu” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shemoa” appearswrap
To cover something by winding a cloth or cloak around it.
Where else “yalet” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appearscloak
The large outer garment, sometimes of hair, like the prophets' cloak.
Where else “adart” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsstand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “yaamod” appearsentrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “petach” appearscave
Cave.
Where else “meara” appearsvoice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears12And after the earthquake, a fire; YHWH was not in the fire. And after the fire, a sound of thin silence.
13 · This verse (above)
14He said, “I have been very jealous for YHWH, Elohim Tsevaot, for the sons of Israel have abandoned your covenant, torn down your altars, and killed your prophets with the sword; and I am left, I alone, and they seek my life, to take it away.”
