Study it in the app“And it happened, as they were walking along and talking, that, look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah went up in the whirlwind to the heavens.”
And it happened,וַיְהִיas theyהֵמָּהwere walking alongהֹלְכִים הָלוֹךְand talking,וְדַבֵּרthat, look,וְהִנֵּהa chariotרֶכֶבof fireאֵשׁand horsesוְסוּסֵיof fireאֵשׁseparatedוַיַּפְרִדוּthe two of them,בֵּין שְׁנֵיהֶםand Elijahוַ אֵלִיָּהוּwent upיַּעַלin the whirlwindבַּסְעָרָהto the heavens.הַשָּׁמָיִם
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsgo
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holchim” appearsspeak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appearschariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearshorse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “suse” appearsdivide
To separate others, divide.
Where else “yafridu” appearsboth
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” 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” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appearsstorm, whirlwind
A whirlwind, a tempest: a very strong wind that swirls and sweeps along.
Where else “seara” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears10He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me taken from you, it will be so for you; but if not, it will not be.”
11 · This verse (above)
12Elisha was watching and he was crying out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” And he did not see him again. Then he took hold of his clothes and tore them in two pieces.
