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The sonsוַ בְנֵיof the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִיםsaidיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלElisha,אֱלִישָׁע“Look,הִנֵּהplease,נָאthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםweאֲנַחְנוּliveיֹשְׁבִיםbefore youלְפָנֶיךָis too smallצַרfor us.מִמֶּנּוּ
2 Kings 6:1
Study it in the app“The sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Look, please, the place where we live before you is too small for us.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 6:1, word by word
- The sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- of the prophetsנְּבִיאִיםneviim
prophet
Someone who speaks for YHWH.
Where else “neviim” appears- saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- Elishaאֱלִישָׁעelisha
Elisha
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” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- liveיֹשְׁבִיםyoshvim
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appears- before youפָנֶיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- is too smallצַרtsar
narrow
Not wide, with no room to move.
Where else “tsar” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Let us go, please, to the Jordan, and let us take from there each one beam, and let us make for ourselves there a place to live there.” He said, “Go.”