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ThenוַElimelech,אֱלִימֶלֶךְNaomi’sנָעֳמִיhusband,אִישׁdied,יָּמָתand sheוַ הִיאandוּher twoשְׁנֵי הָsonsבָנֶיwere left.תִּשָּׁאֵר
Ruth 1:3
Study it in the app“Then Elimelech, Naomi’s husband, died, and she and her two sons were left.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ruth 1:3, word by word
- Elimelechאֱלִימֶלֶךְelimelech
Elimelech
Elimelech, of Bethlehem in Judah, husband of Naomi. The name means "my God is king."
Where else “elimelech” appears- Naomi’sנָעֳמִיnaomi
Naomi
Naomi, wife of Elimelech and mother-in-law of Ruth. The name means "pleasant" or "my delight."
Where else “naomi” appears- husbandאִישׁish
husband
Literally "her man": the one married to her.
Where else “ish” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- her twoשְׁנֵיshene
two
A pair, a quantity of two.
Where else “shene” appears- sonsבָנֶיvane
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vane” appears- were leftתִּשָּׁאֵרtishaer
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “tishaer” appears
The context
2The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. They came into the fields of Moab and stayed there.
3 · This verse (above)
4They took for themselves Moabite wives; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the second Ruth. And they lived there about ten years.