He preparedוַיִּכְרֶהfor themלָהֶםa greatגְדוֹלָהfeast,כֵּרָהand they ateוַיֹּאכְלוּand drank,וַיִּשְׁתּוּand he sent them away,וַיְשַׁלְּחֵםand they wentוַיֵּלְכוּtoאֶלtheir master.אֲדֹנֵיהֶםAnd the bandsוְ גְּדוּדֵיof Aramאֲרָםdid notלֹאcomeלָבוֹאagainיָסְפוּ עוֹדinto the landבְּאֶרֶץof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
2 Kings 6:23
Study it in the app“He prepared for them a great feast, and they ate and drank, and he sent them away, and they went to their master. And the bands of Aram did not come again into the land of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 6:23, word by word
- He preparedיִּכְרֶהyichre
prepare a feast
To give a great feast.
Where else “yichre” appears- a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- feastכֵּרָהkera
feast
Feast, an abundant meal prepared for others. It appears only once (2 Kings 6:23): the "great feast" the king of Israel gives the soldiers of Aram before sending them away.
Where else “kera” appears- and they ateיֹּאכְלוּyochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochlu” appears- and drankיִּשְׁתּוּyishtu
drink
Drink.
Where else “yishtu” appears- and he sent them awayיְשַׁלְּחֵyeshalche
send away
To send away, or divorce one's wife.
Where else “yeshalche” appears- and they wentיֵּלְכוּyelchu
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appears- their masterאֲדֹנֵיadone
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appears- And the bandsגְּדוּדֵיgedude
band, raiders
Band of raiders, troop that attacks by surprise.
Where else “gedude” appears- of Aramאֲרָםaram
Aram
Aram, a son of Shem; also the land of the Arameans (Syria) and its people; also other men.
Where else “aram” appears- comeבוֹאvo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “vo” appears- againיָסְפוּyasfu
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yasfu” appears- into 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
The context
22He said, “You shall not strike them. Would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? Set bread and water before them, and let them eat and drink and go to their master.”
23 · This verse (above)
24And it happened after this that Ben-hadad, king of Aram, gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria.