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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
2 Kings 2:8 - Waters
2 Kings 2:8 - And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| And Elijah | H452 | אֵלִיָּה |
[Proper Name Masculine] God of Jehovah; {Elijah} the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites |
| took | H3947 | לָקַח |
[Verb] to take (in the widest variety of applications) |
| his mantle | H155 | אַדֶּרֶת |
[Noun Feminine] something ample (as a large {vine} a wide dress); also the same as H145 |
| and wrapped it together | H1563 | גָּלַם |
[Verb] to fold |
| and smote | H5221 | נָכָה |
[Verb] to strike (lightly or {severely} literally or figuratively) |
| the waters | H4325 | מַיִם |
[Noun Masculine] water; figuratively juice; by euphemism {urine} semen |
| and they were divided | H2673 | חָצָה |
[Verb] to cut or split in two; to halve |
| hither | H2008 | הֵנָּה |
[Adverb] hither or thither (but used both of place and time) |
| and thither | H2008 | הֵנָּה |
[Adverb] hither or thither (but used both of place and time) |
| so that they two | H8147 | שְׁנַיִם |
[Noun] the second form being feminine); two; also (as ordinal) twofold |
| went over | H5674 | עָבַר |
[Verb] to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literally or figuratively; {transitively} {intransitively} intensively or causatively); specifically to cover (in copulation) |
| on dry ground | H2724 | חָרָבָה |
[Noun Feminine] a desert |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.