Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 7:3 Interlinear
“And there were four one leprous at the entering in of the gate and they said one to another Why sit we here until we die”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְאַרְבָּעָ֧ה | H702 | And there were four | four |
| 2 | אִ֣ישׁ | H376 | one | a 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) |
| 3 | הָי֥וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 4 | מְצֹֽרָעִ֖ים | H6879 | leprous | to scourge, i.e., (intransitive and figurative) to be stricken with leprosy |
| 5 | פֶּ֣תַח | H6607 | at the entering in | an opening (literally), i.e., door (gate) or entrance way |
| 6 | הַשָּׁ֑עַר | H8179 | of the gate | an opening, i.e., door or gate |
| 7 | וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | H559 | and they said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 8 | אִ֣ישׁ | H376 | one | a 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) |
| 9 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 10 | רֵעֵ֔הוּ | H7453 | to another | an associate (more or less close) |
| 11 | מָ֗ה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 12 | אֲנַ֛חְנוּ | H587 | we | |
| 13 | יֹֽשְׁבִ֥ים | H3427 | Why sit | properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry |
| 14 | פֹּ֖ה | H6311 | this place (french ici), i.e., here or hence | |
| 15 | עַד | H5704 | as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with) | |
| 16 | מָֽתְנוּ׃ | H4191 | we here until we die | to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill |
Verse Context
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2 Kings 7:3 (current)And there were four one leprous at the entering in of the gate and they said one to another Why sit we here until we die
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