Study it in the app“They hurried, and each man took his garment and they put it under him on the bare steps; and they blew the shofar and said, “Jehu is king!””
They hurried,וַיְמַהֲרוּand each manאִישׁtookוַיִּקְחוּhis garmentבִּגְדוֹand they put itוַיָּשִׂימוּunder himתַחְתָּיוonאֶלthe bareגֶּרֶםsteps;הַמַּעֲלוֹתand they blewוַיִּתְקְעוּthe shofarבַּשּׁוֹפָרand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Jehuיֵהוּאis king!”מָלַךְ
hurry
To act without delay, with haste and energy.
Where else “yemaharu” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appearsgarment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “bigd” appearsput
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appearsbare
"The steps alone", with nothing on them.
Where else “gerem” appearsstep
A step or stair of a stairway.
Where else “maalot” appearsblow
To blow the trumpet.
Where else “yitku” appearshorn (shofar)
Shofar: a ram's horn blown like a trumpet.
Where else “shofar” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsJehu
Jehu: a name meaning "YHWH is he." It is borne by several people, among them the prophet, son of Hanani, who spoke against Baasha (1 Kings 16), and the king of Israel anointed to put an end to the house of Ahab (2 Kings 9–10).
Where else “yehu” appearsreign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “malach” appears“On the bare steps”: the Hebrew says “on the bone of the steps,” an expression that appears only here and whose exact meaning is not known. It can be understood that by putting their garments under him they recognized him as king.
12They said, “A lie! Tell us, please.” He said, “Thus and thus he said to me, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’”
13 · This verse (above)
14Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had been guarding Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, against Hazael king of Aram;
