Hazaelחֲזָאֵלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whyמַדּוּעַis my lordאֲדֹנִיweeping?”בֹכֶהHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“BecauseכִּיI knowיָדַעְתִּיthe evilרָעָהthatאֵת אֲשֶׁרyou will doתַּעֲשֶׂהto the sonsלִבְנֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלtheir fortressesמִבְצְרֵיהֶםyou will setתְּשַׁלַּחon fire,בָּאֵשׁtheir young menוּבַחֻרֵיהֶםyou will killתַּהֲרֹגwith the sword,בַּחֶרֶבtheir little onesוְעֹלְלֵיהֶםyou will dash to pieces,תְּרַטֵּשׁand their pregnant womenוְהָרֹתֵיהֶםyou will rip open.”תְּבַקֵּעַ
2 Kings 8:12
Study it in the app“Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” He said, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: their fortresses you will set on fire, their young men you will kill with the sword, their little ones you will dash to pieces, and their pregnant women you will rip open.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 8:12, word by word
- Hazaelחֲזָאֵלchazael
Hazael
Hazael: a name meaning "El has seen." He is the king of Aram, in Damascus, who harshly oppressed Israel (1 Kings 19:15; 2 Kings 8:7-15; 13:22).
Where else “chazael” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Whyמַדּוּעַmadua
why?
Why? For what reason?
Where else “madua” appears- is my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- weepingבֹכֶהvoche
weep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “voche” appears- I knowיָדַעְתִּיyadati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadati” appears- the evilרָעָהraa
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raa” appears- you will doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- to the sonsבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” 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- their fortressesמִבְצְרֵיmivtsre
fortress, fortified city
Fortress, fortified city.
Where else “mivtsre” appears- you will setתְּשַׁלַּחteshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “teshalach” appears- on fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- their young menבַחֻרֵיvachure
young man
A young man in the fullness of his strength.
Where else “vachure” appears- you will killתַּהֲרֹגtaharog
kill
Kill, slay.
Where else “taharog” appears- with the swordחֶרֶבcherev
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “cherev” appears- their little onesעֹלְלֵיolle
young child
A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."
Where else “olle” appears- you will dash to piecesתְּרַטֵּשׁteratesh
dash to pieces
Dash, throw against the ground or the rocks until smashed. Used of what a cruel army does to the children of a conquered city (2 Kings 8:12; Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 13:16).
Where else “teratesh” appears- and their pregnant womenהָרֹתֵיharote
pregnant
Pregnant, with child.
Where else “harote” appears- you will rip openתְּבַקֵּעַtevakea
rip open
To rip a body or a thing violently to pieces.
Where else “tevakea” appears
The context
11He fixed his face and kept it so until he was ashamed, and the man of Elohim wept.
12 · This verse (above)
13Hazael said, “But what is your servant, the dog, that he should do this great thing?” Elisha said, “YHWH has shown me you as king over Aram.”