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Elishaאֱלִישָׁעsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Takeקַחa bowקֶשֶׁתand arrows.”וְחִצִּיםSo he tookוַיִּקַּחfor himselfאֵלָיוa bowקֶשֶׁתand arrows.וְחִצִּים
2 Kings 13:15
Study it in the app“Elisha said to him, “Take a bow and arrows.” So he took for himself a bow and arrows.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 13:15, word by word
- Elishaאֱלִישָׁעelisha
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” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Takeקַחkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “kach” appears- a bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- and arrowsחִצִּיםchitsim
arrow
Arrow.
Where else “chitsim” appears
The context
14Now 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!”
15 · This verse (above)
16He said to the king of Israel, “Put your hand on the bow.” And he put his hand on it, and Elisha put his hands on the hands of the king.