“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.2 Kings 1:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל שֵׂעָ֔ר וְאֵז֥וֹר ע֖וֹר אָז֣וּר בְּמָתְנָ֑יו וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אֵלִיָּ֥ה הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י הֽוּא׃
- וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אִ֚ישׁ'ish“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- בַּ֣עַלBa.'al“an owner of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּעַל · “owning” · Strong's H1167J
- שֵׂעָ֔רse.'Ar“hair”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֵׂעָר · “hair” · Strong's H8181
- וְאֵז֥וֹרve.'e.Zor“and a loincloth of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵזוֹר · “girdle” · Strong's H0232
- ע֖וֹרor“hide”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹר · “skin” · Strong's H5785
- אָז֣וּר'a.Zur“[was] girded”Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from אָזַר · “to gird” · Strong's H0247
- בְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.Nav“on loins his”Preposition + Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מׇתְנַ֫יִם · “loin” · Strong's H4975
- וַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.Mar“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלִיָּ֥ה'e.li.Yah“[was] Elijah”Noun, proper name of a man · from אֵלִיָּה · “Elijah” · Strong's H0452G
- הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖יha.tish.Bi“the Tishbite”Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute · from תִּשְׁבִּי · “Tishbite” · Strong's H8664
- הֽוּא׃Hu'“that”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
Places named in this verse
- Tishbite (Tishbe)settlement, special · Identification: unknown · Details about Tishbe on OpenBible.info