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He saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלhis father,אָבִיו“My head,רֹאשִׁיmy head!”רֹאשִׁיHe saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe young man,הַנַּעַר“Carry himשָׂאֵהוּtoאֶלhis mother.”אִמּוֹ
2 Kings 4:19
Study it in the app“He said to his father, “My head, my head!” He said to the young man, “Carry him to his mother.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:19, 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- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- “My headרֹאשִׁroshi
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshi” appears- the young manנַּעַרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- “Carry himשָׂאֵsae
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “sae” appears- his motherאִמּim
mother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “im” appears
The context
18The child grew, and it happened one day that he went out to his father, to the reapers.
19 · This verse (above)
20He carried him and brought him to his mother, and he sat on her knees until noon, and he died.