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Elishaאֱלִישָׁעcameוַיָּבֹאinto the house,הַבָּיְתָהand there wasוְהִנֵּהthe boy,הַנַּעַרdead,מֵתlaidמֻשְׁכָּבonעַלhis bed.מִטָּתוֹ
2 Kings 4:32
Study it in the app“Elisha came into the house, and there was the boy, dead, laid on his bed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:32, 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- cameיָּבֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears- into the houseבָּיְתָbayta
house
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appears- the boyנַּעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears- deadמֵתmet
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “met” appears- laidמֻשְׁכָּבmushkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “mushkav” appears- his bedמִטָּתmitat
bed
Bed; a couch.
Where else “mitat” appears
The context
31Gehazi 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.”
32 · This verse (above)
33He went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to YHWH.