He went upוַיַּעַלand layוַיִּשְׁכַּבonעַלthe childהַיֶּלֶדand putוַיָּשֶׂםhis mouthפִּיוonעַלhis mouth,פִּיוhis eyesוְעֵינָיוonעַלhis eyes,עֵינָיוand his handsוְכַפָּיוonעַלhis hands;כַּפָּיוand he stretched himselfוַיִּגְהַרon him,עָלָיוand the fleshוַ בְּשַׂרof the childהַיָּלֶדbecame warm.יָּחָם
2 Kings 4:34
Study it in the app“He went up and lay on the child and put his mouth on his mouth, his eyes on his eyes, and his hands on his hands; and he stretched himself on him, and the flesh of the child became warm.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:34, word by word
- He went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- and layיִּשְׁכַּבyishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appears- the childיֶּלֶדyeled
child
A small child, or a boy who is not yet a grown man.
Where else “yeled” appears- and putיָּשֶׂםyasem
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasem” appears- his mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears- and his handsכַפָּיchapay
palm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “chapay” appears- and he stretched himselfיִּגְהַרyighar
crouch, bend down
Crouch, bend down to the ground; stretch oneself over something. It is said only of Elijah on Carmel and of Elisha over the boy (1 Kings 18:42; 2 Kings 4:34-35).
Where else “yighar” appears- and the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- became warmיָּחָםyacham
be warm
To receive warmth and stop being cold.
Where else “yacham” appears
The context
33He went in and shut the door behind the two of them and prayed to YHWH.
34 · This verse (above)
35He went back and walked in the house, once this way and once that way, and went up and stretched himself on him; and the boy sneezed up to seven times, and the boy opened his eyes.