2 Kings 5:11

“Naaman was angry and went away and said, “Look, I said to myself, ‘He will surely come out and stand and call on the name of YHWH his Elohim, and wave his hand over the place and cure the leprous man.’”

2 Kings 5:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Naamanנַעֲמָןnaaman

Naaman

Naaman, the name of a descendant of Benjamin and of the Syrian army commander healed by Elisha.

Where else “naaman” appears
was angryיִּקְצֹףyiktsof

be angry

Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.

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and went awayיֵּלַךְyelach

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘He will surely come outיֵצֵאyetse

go out

To go out of a place.

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and standעָמַדamad

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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and callקָרָאkara

cry out

To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.

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on the nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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his Elohimאֱלֹהָיelohay

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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and waveהֵנִיףhenif

wield

To brandish or swing something, like a hand.

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his handיָדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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the placeמָּקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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and cureאָסַףasaf

withdraw

To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.

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the leprous man.’מְּצֹרָעmetsora

have leprosy

Have tsaraat ("leprosy"): a skin disease that made a person unclean (Leviticus 13). It is not exactly the disease called leprosy today.

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The context

10Elisha sent to him a messenger, saying, “Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored to you, and you will be clean.”

11 · This verse (above)

12Are not Amana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be clean?” He turned and went away in a rage.

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