2 Kingschapter 2
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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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2 Kings 2— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Tarry here — but Elisha will not leave him1
2 Kings 2:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
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A chariot of fire, and My father, my father9
2 Kings 2:9· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on II Kings 2:10
You have made a difficult request. It is impossible [for me] to give you more than I possess. 5 According to Rashi, Elisha apparently asked for a double portion of Eliyahu’s spirit.
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2 Kings 2:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on II Kings 2:12
My father, my father! Chariot of Yisroel. My endeared teacher. He referred to Eliyahu as “father,” because one’s disciples are considered like one’s own children, and conversely, the teacher is considered a father.—Ralbag See Rashi in Devarim:7. who is better for Yisroel with his prayers than chariots and horsemen.
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Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? — the mantle answers13
2 Kings 2:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on II Kings 2:14
Where is Adonoy, the God of Eliyahu? That I was promised that a double portion of his spirit would rest upon me. 9 Alternatively, where is God who does not show me His sign as He showed Eliyahu is the splitting of the water?”—Ralbag
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2 Kings 2:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
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2 Kings 2:18· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Salt in a new cruse heals Jericho's spring19
2 Kings 2:19· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
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2 Kings 2:21· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:22· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Mockery on the road to Bethel, and two she-bears23
2 Kings 2:23· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
2 Kings 2:24· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

