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He said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Takeקַחthe arrows.”הַחִצִּיםAnd he took them.וַיִּקָּחHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרto the kingלְמֶלֶךְof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“Strikeהַךְtoward the ground.”אַרְצָהAnd he struckוַיַּךְthreeשָׁלֹשׁtimesפְּעָמִיםand stopped.וַיַּעֲמֹד
2 Kings 13:18
Study it in the app“He said, “Take the arrows.” And he took them. He said to the king of Israel, “Strike toward the ground.” And he struck three times and stopped.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 13:18, word by word
- He 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- the arrowsחִצִּיםchitsim
arrow
Arrow. It is a less common form of the ordinary word for "arrow" (chets).
Where else “chitsim” appears- to the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears- “Strikeהַךְhach
strike
To give a blow to someone or something, with the hand or a weapon.
Where else “hach” appears- toward the groundאַרְצָartsa
ground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appears- threeשָׁלֹשׁshalosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shalosh” appears- timesפְּעָמִיםpeamim
time
Each of the occasions on which something happens or is repeated.
Where else “peamim” appears- and stoppedיַּעֲמֹדyaamod
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “yaamod” appears
The context
17He said, “Open the window toward the east.” And he opened it. Elisha said, “Shoot.” And he shot. He said, “An arrow of victory of YHWH, and an arrow of victory against Aram! You will strike Aram at Aphek until you have finished it.”
18 · This verse (above)
19The man of Elohim was angry with him and said, “You should have struck five or six times! Then you would have struck Aram until you had finished it; but now three times you will strike Aram.”