Study it in the app“And it happened one day that Elisha passed over to Shunem, and there was a prominent woman, and she urged him to eat bread. So it happened that whenever he passed by, he would turn aside there to eat bread.”
And it happenedוַיְהִיone dayהַיּוֹםthat Elishaאֱלִישָׁעpassed overוַיַּעֲבֹרtoאֶלShunem,שׁוּנֵםand thereוְשָׁםwasa prominentגְדוֹלָהwoman,אִשָּׁהand she urgedוַתַּחֲזֶקhimבּוֹto eatלֶאֱכָלbread.לָחֶםSo it happenedוַיְהִיthat wheneverמִדֵּיhe passed by,עָבְרוֹhe would turn asideיָסֻרthereשָׁמָּהto eatלֶאֱכָלbread.לָחֶם
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsElisha
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” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appearsShunem
Shunem: a town of Issachar; the woman who gave lodging to Elisha came from there (2 Kings 4:8).
Where else “shunem” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearsbe strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “tachazek” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echal” appearsfood
Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.
Where else “lachem” appearsas often as
Together with other words: whenever, as often as, as much as suffices.
Where else “de” appearsturn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “yasur” appears7She came and told the man of Elohim, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and pay your debt, and you and your sons can live on what is left.”
8 · This verse (above)
9She said to her husband, “Look, please, I know that he is a holy man of Elohim who passes by us continually.
