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Elishaאֱלִישָׁעcameוַיָּבֹאto Damascus,דַּמֶּשֶׂקand Ben-hadadוּבֶן הֲדַדkingמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםwas sick;חֹלֶהand it was toldוַיֻּגַּדhim,לוֹsaying,לֵאמֹר“The manאִישׁof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםhas comeבָּאhere.”עַד הֵנָּה
2 Kings 8:7
Study it in the app“Elisha came to Damascus, and Ben-hadad king of Aram was sick; and it was told him, saying, “The man of Elohim has come here.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 8:7, word by word
- 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- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- to Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקdamesek
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appears- and Ben-hadadבֶןven
Ben-hadad
Ben-hadad: a name meaning "son of Hadad" (Hadad was the storm god of the Arameans). It was borne by several kings of Aram who reigned in Damascus, among them the one who made a pact with Asa and the one who fought against Ahab.
Where else “ven” appears- 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- was sickחֹלֶהchole
be sick
To lose one's health or strength, feel ill.
Where else “chole” appears- and it was toldיֻּגַּדyugad
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yugad” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “The manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
Places in this verse
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
The context
6The king asked the woman, and she told him. The king gave her an official, saying, “Restore all that was hers and all the produce of the field from the day she left the land until now.”
7 · This verse (above)
8The king said to Hazael, “Take a gift with you and go to meet the man of Elohim, and consult YHWH through him, saying, ‘Will I live through this sickness?’”