Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Kings 4:38 - Servant
Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
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And Elisha | H477 | אֱלִישָׁע |
[Proper Name Masculine] {Elisha} the famous prophet |
came again | H7725 | שׁוּב |
[Verb] to turn back ({hence} away) transitively or {intransitively} literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbially again |
to Gilgal | H1537 | גִּלְגָּל |
[Proper Name Location] {Gilgal} the name of three places in Palestine |
and there was a dearth | H7458 | רָעָב |
[Noun Masculine] hunger (more or less extensive) |
in the land | H776 | אֶרֶץ |
[Noun Feminine] the earth (at {large} or partitively a land) |
and the sons | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
of the prophets | H5030 | נָבִיא |
[Noun Masculine] a prophet or (generally) inspired man |
were sitting | H3427 | יָשַׁב |
[Verb] properly to sit down (specifically as {judge} in {ambush} in quiet); by implication to {dwell} to remain; causatively to {settle} to marry |
before | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
him and he said | H559 | אָמַר |
[Verb] to say (used with great latitude) |
unto his servant | H5288 | נַעַר |
[Noun Masculine] (concretely) a boy (as {active}) from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication a servant; also (by interchange of {sex}) a girl (of similar latitude in age) |
Set on | H8239 | שָׁפַת |
[Verb] to {locate} that {is} (generally) hang on or (figuratively) {establish} reduce |
the great | H1419 | גָּדוֹל |
[Adjective] great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent |
pot | H5518 | סִיר |
[Noun Masculine] a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication a hook |
and seethe | H1310 | בָּשַׁל |
[Verb] properly to boil up; hence to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen |
pottage | H5138 | נָזִיד |
[Noun Masculine] something {boiled} that {is} soup |
for the sons | H1121 | בֵּן |
[Noun Masculine] a son (as a builder of the family {name}) in the widest sense (of literal and figurative {relationship} including {grandson} subject: {nation} quality or {condition} {etc.} (like {H1 } {H251 } etc.) |
of the prophets | H5030 | נָבִיא |
[Noun Masculine] a prophet or (generally) inspired man |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.