Gehaziוְגֵחֲזִיwent onעָבַרahead of themלִפְנֵיהֶםand laidוַיָּשֶׂםthe staffהַמִּשְׁעֶנֶתonעַלthe faceפְּנֵיof the boy,הַנַּעַרbut there was noוְאֵיןsoundקוֹלand noוְאֵיןresponse.קָשֶׁבHe went backוַיָּשָׁבto meet himלִקְרָאתוֹand toldוַיַּגֶּדhim,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“The boyהַנָּעַרhas notלֹאawakened.”הֵקִיץ
2 Kings 4:31
Study it in the app“Gehazi went on ahead of them and laid the staff on the face of the boy, but there was no sound and no response. He went back to meet him and told him, saying, “The boy has not awakened.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:31, word by word
- Gehaziגֵחֲזִיgechazi
Gehazi
Gehazi. A personal name which, according to the lexicon, means "valley of vision." He is the young man who served Elisha (2 Kings 4–5; 8:4-5).
Where else “gechazi” appears- went onעָבַרavar
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avar” appears- ahead of themפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- and laidיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- the staffמִּשְׁעֶנֶתmishenet
staff
A stick one carries in the hand to lean on while walking.
Where else “mishenet” appears- of the boyנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- soundקוֹלkol
sound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appears- responseקָשֶׁבkashev
attention
Attention: the act of listening to someone.
Where else “kashev” appears- He went backיָּשָׁבyashav
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashav” appears- to meet himקְרָאתkerat
meet
To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.
Where else “kerat” appears- and toldיַּגֶּדyaged
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yaged” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- awakenedהֵקִיץhekits
awake
To awake, to wake up from sleep.
Where else “hekits” appears
The context
30The mother of the boy said, “As YHWH lives and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he got up and went after her.
31 · This verse (above)
32Elisha came into the house, and there was the boy, dead, laid on his bed.