Hebrew Interlinear

2 Kings 7:2 Interlinear

answered Then a lord the king leaned on whose hand the man of God and said Behold if the LORD would make windows in heaven might this thing and said Behold thou shalt see it with thine eyes but shalt not eat

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיַּ֣עַןH6030answeredproperly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout,
2הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁH7991Then a lorda triple, i.e., (as an officer) a general of the third rank (upward, i.e., the highest)
3אֲשֶׁרH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
4לַמֶּלֶךְ֩H4428the kinga king
5נִשְׁעָ֨ןH8172leanedto support one's self
6עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
7יָד֜וֹH3027on whose handa hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
8אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
9אִ֣ישׁH376the 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)
10הָֽאֱלֹהִים֮H430of 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
11וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
12הִנֵּ֣הH2009lo!
13יְהוָ֗הH3068Behold if the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
14עֹשֶׂ֤הH6213would maketo do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
15אֲרֻבּוֹת֙H699windowsa lattice; (by implication) a window, dovecot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water)
16בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִםH8064in heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
17הֲיִֽהְיֶ֖הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
18הַדָּבָ֣רH1697might this thinga word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
19הַזֶּ֑הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
20וַיֹּ֗אמֶרH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
21הִנְּכָ֤הH2009lo!
22רֹאֶה֙H7200Behold thou shalt seeto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
23בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָH5869it with thine eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
24וּמִשָּׁ֖םH8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
25לֹ֥אH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
26תֹאכֵֽל׃H398but shalt not eatto eat (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

2 Kings 7:1Thus saith Then Elisha Hear ye the word of the LORD ...
2 Kings 7:2 (current)answered Then a lord the king leaned on whose hand the man of God and said Behold if the LORD would make windows in heaven might this thing and said Behold thou shalt see it with thine eyes but shalt not eat
2 Kings 7:3And there were four one leprous at the entering in of the gate...

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