Study it in the app“Now Elisha fell sick with the sickness of which he would die, and Joash king of Israel went down to him and wept over his face and said, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!””
Now Elishaוֶאֱלִישָׁעfell sickחָלָהwith the sicknessאֶת חָלְיוֹof whichאֲשֶׁר בּוֹhe would die,יָמוּתand Joashיוֹאָשׁkingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwent downוַיֵּרֶדto himאֵלָיוand weptוַיֵּבְךְּover his faceעַל פָּנָיוand said,וַיֹּאמַר“My father,אָבִיmy father,אָבִיthe chariotרֶכֶבof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלand its horsemen!”וּפָרָשָׁיו
Elisha
Elisha: a name meaning "El is salvation." He is the son of Shaphat, of Abel-meholah, whom Elijah called to be prophet in his place (1 Kings 19:16-21; 2 Kings 2–13).
Where else “elisha” appearsbe sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “chala” appearssickness
Sickness, disease; also suffering.
Where else “chaly” appearsdie
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamut” appearsJoash
Joash, the father of Gideon. Other people in the Bible bear this name, among them two kings (2 Kings 11-13). It means "YHWH has given."
Where else “yoash” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yevk” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panay” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appearsfounder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “avi” appearschariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appearshorseman
A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.
Where else “farashay” appearsThese are the same words that Elisha cried out when Elijah was taken up (2 Kings 2:12).
13Joash lay down with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
14 · This verse (above)
15Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took for himself a bow and arrows.
