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Aramוַאֲרָםhad gone outיָצְאוּin raiding bandsגְדוּדִיםand had taken captiveוַיִּשְׁבּוּfrom the landמֵאֶרֶץof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלa youngקְטַנָּהgirl,נַעֲרָהand she wasוַתְּהִיbeforeלִפְנֵיNaaman’sנַעֲמָןwife.אֵשֶׁת
2 Kings 5:2
Study it in the app“Aram had gone out in raiding bands and had taken captive from the land of Israel a young girl, and she was before Naaman’s wife.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 5:2, word by word
- Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- had gone outיָצְאוּyatsu
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yatsu” appears- in raiding bandsגְדוּדִיםgedudim
band, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedudim” appears- and had taken captiveיִּשְׁבּוּyishbu
take captive
Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.
Where else “yishbu” appears- from the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- a youngקְטַנָּהketana
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketana” appears- girlנַעֲרָהnaara
girl
An unmarried female of marrying age.
Where else “naara” appears- and she wasתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- Naaman’sנַעֲמָןnaaman
Naaman
Naaman, the name of a descendant of Benjamin and of the Syrian army commander healed by Elisha.
Where else “naaman” appears- wifeאֵשֶׁתeshet
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “eshet” appears
The context
1Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man before his master and highly regarded, because through him YHWH had given victory to Aram. The man was a mighty man of valor, but leprous.
2 · This verse (above)
3She said to her mistress, “If only my master were before the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”