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The kingוּמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםwasהָיָהfightingנִלְחָםagainst Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand he took counselוַיִּוָּעַץwithאֶלhis servants,עֲבָדָיוsaying,לֵאמֹר“Inאֶלsuchפְּלֹנִיand suchאַלְמֹנִיa placeמְקוֹםwill be my camp.”תַּחֲנֹתִי
2 Kings 6:8
Study it in the app“The king of Aram was fighting against Israel, and he took counsel with his servants, saying, “In such and such a place will be my camp.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 6:8, word by word
- The kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” 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- wasהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- fightingנִלְחָםnilcham
fight
To struggle against an enemy with weapons and give battle; God also fights for his people.
Where else “nilcham” appears- against 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- and he took counselיִּוָּעַץyivaats
take counsel
To ask others what to do, decide together.
Where else “yivaats” appears- his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avaday” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- suchפְּלֹנִיpeloni
so-and-so
"So-and-so": a word used in place of someone's name when one will not or cannot say it.
Where else “peloni” appears- and suchאַלְמֹנִיalmoni
such a one
"Such": the second part of the expression "so-and-so," used when the name of a person or a place is not given.
Where else “almoni” appears- a placeמְקוֹםmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- will be my campתַּחֲנֹתִtachanoti
encampment
A place where one camps, a camp. It appears only once in the Bible (2 Kings 6:8) and its form is unclear; the lexicon explains it from the verb "encamp."
Where else “tachanoti” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew word translated “my camp” appears only here in the Bible and its form is unclear; the lexicon explains it as “encamp.”
The context
7He said, “Pick it up for yourself.” He put out his hand and took it.
8 · This verse (above)
9The man of Elohim sent to the king of Israel, saying, “Be careful not to pass this place, for Aram is going down there.”