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And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 1
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.Ratfrom [the] next day
Lemma: מׇחֳרָת (mo.cho.rat) · Strong's: H4283
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: morrow
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 19:34, Exodus 9:6, Exodus 18:13, Exodus 32:6, Exodus 32:30, Leviticus 7:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4283; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 2
וַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.Kachand he took
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 3
הַמַּכְבֵּר֙ha.makh.Berthe coverlet
Lemma: מַכְבֵּר (makh.bar) · Strong's: H4346
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloth
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4346; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 4
וַיִּטְבֹּ֣לvai.yit.Boland he dipped [it]
Lemma: טָבַל (ta.val) · Strong's: H2881
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to dip
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 37:31, Exodus 12:22, Leviticus 4:6, Leviticus 4:17, Leviticus 9:9, Leviticus 14:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2881; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 5
בַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimin <the> water
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 6
וַיִּפְרֹ֥שׂvai.yif.Rosand he spread [it] out
Lemma: פָּרַשׂ (pa.ra.s) · Strong's: H6566
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to spread
Used 67 times. Also: Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 37:9, Exodus 40:19, Numbers 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6566; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 7
עַל\־'al-over
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 8
פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface his
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face
Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 9
וַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.Motand he died
Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to die
Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 10
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became king
Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to reign
Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 11
חֲזָהאֵ֖לcha.za.h.'ElHazael
Lemma: חֲזָהאֵל (cha.za.el) · Strong's: H2371
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hazael
Used 23 times. Also: 1 Kings 19:15, 1 Kings 19:17, 2 Kings 8:8, 2 Kings 8:9, 2 Kings 8:12, 2 Kings 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2371; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 12
תַּחְתָּֽיו\׃\ \פtach.Tavin place of him
Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: underneath: instead
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 22:13, Genesis 30:2, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 36:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8478H; TAHOT 2 Kings 8:15 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| the next day | → | מׇחֳרָת H4283 morrow |
| Hazael took | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| a thick cloth | → | מַכְבֵּר H4346 cloth |
| dipped | → | טָבַל H2881 to dip |
| it in water | → | מַי H4325G water |
| and spread | → | פָּרַשׂ H6566 to spread |
| it over | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the king’s face | → | פָּנֶה H6440H face |
| So Ben-hadad died | → | מוּת H4191 to die |
| and Hazael | → | חֲזָהאֵל H2371 Hazael |
| reigned | → | מָלַךְ H4427A to reign |
| in his place | → | תַּחַת H8478H underneath: instead |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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