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He sentוַיִּשְׁלַחthereשָׁמָּהhorsesסוּסִיםand chariotsוְרֶכֶבand a heavyכָּבֵדforce,וְחַיִלand they cameוַיָּבֹאוּby nightלַיְלָהand surroundedוַיַּקִּפוּthe city.עַל הָעִיר
2 Kings 6:14
Study it in the app“He sent there horses and chariots and a heavy force, and they came by night and surrounded the city.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 6:14, word by word
- He sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appears- horsesסוּסִיםsusim
horse
A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.
Where else “susim” appears- and chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- and a heavyכָּבֵדkaved
great
That abounds or is very great in number or size.
Where else “kaved” appears- forceחַיִלchayil
army
A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.
Where else “chayil” appears- and they cameיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- by nightלַיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- and surroundedיַּקִּפוּyakifu
go around
To go around a city, or to enclose someone on every side.
Where else “yakifu” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears
The context
13He said, “Go and see where he is, so that I may send and take him.” It was told him, saying, “Look, he is in Dothan.”
14 · This verse (above)
15The attendant of the man of Elohim rose early to get up and went out, and there was a force surrounding the city, with horses and chariots. His young man said to him, “Alas, my lord! What shall we do?”