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She wentוַתֵּלֶךְfromמֵhimאִתּוֹand shutוַתִּסְגֹּרthe doorהַדֶּלֶתbehind herבַּעֲדָהּand behindוּבְעַדher sons;בָּנֶיהָtheyהֵםwere bringing vesselsמַגִּשִׁיםto her,אֵלֶיהָand sheוְהִיאwas pouring.מוֹצָקֶת
2 Kings 4:5
Study it in the app“She went from him and shut the door behind her and behind her sons; they were bringing vessels to her, and she was pouring.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 4:5, word by word
- She wentתֵּלֶךְtelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “telech” appears- and shutתִּסְגֹּרtisgor
shut
To bolt a door, or leave someone shut in with no way out.
Where else “tisgor” appears- the doorדֶּלֶתdelet
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “delet” appears- her sonsבָּנֶיbane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bane” appears- were bringing vesselsמַגִּשִׁיםmagishim
bring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “magishim” appears- was pouringמוֹצָקֶתmotsaket
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “motsaket” appears
The context
4Then go in and shut the door behind you and behind your sons, and pour into all these vessels, and set aside each one that is full.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And it happened, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” He said to her, “There is not another vessel.” And the oil stopped.