Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 4:16 Interlinear

And he said About this season according to the time of life thou shalt embrace a son And he said Nay my lord thou man of God do not lie unto thine handmaid

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתֹּ֗אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
2לַמּוֹעֵ֤דH4150About this seasonproperly, an appointment, i.e., a fixed time or season; specifically, a festival; conventionally a year; by implication, an assembly (as convened for
3הַזֶּה֙H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
4כָּעֵ֣תH6256according to the timetime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
5חַיָּ֔הH2416of lifealive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
6אַ֖תְּיH859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
7חֹבֶ֣קֶתH2263thou shalt embraceto clasp (the hands or in embrace)
8בֵּ֑ןH1121a sona son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
9וַתֹּ֗אמֶרH559And he saidto say (used with great latitude)
10אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
11אֲדֹנִי֙H113Nay my lordsovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)
12אִ֣ישׁH376thou mana man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
13הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430of Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
14אַלH408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
15תְּכַזֵּ֖בH3576do not lieto lie (i.e., deceive), literally or figuratively
16בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ׃H8198unto thine handmaida female slave (as a member of the household)

Verse Context

2 Kings 4:15And he said Call Call her she stood...
2 Kings 4:16 (current)And he said About this season according to the time of life thou shalt embrace a son And he said Nay my lord thou man of God do not lie unto thine handmaid
2 Kings 4:17conceived And the woman and bare a son at that season ...

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