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2 Kings 4:40 - Could

2 Kings 4:40 - So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.

Verse	Strongs No.	Hebrew	Strongs Definition
So they	H1992	הֵם	[Masculine] they (only used when emphatic)
poured out	H3332	יָצַק	[Verb] properly to pour out (transitively or intransitively); by implication to melt or cast as metal; by extension to place {firmly} to stiffen or grow hard
for the men	H376	אִישׁ	[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.)
to eat	H398	אָכַל	[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively)
And it came to pass	H1961	הָיָה	[Verb] to {exist} that {is} be or {become} come to pass (always {emphatic} and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
as they	H1992	הֵם	[Masculine] they (only used when emphatic)
were eating	H398	אָכַל	[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively)
of the pottage	H4480	מִן	[Preposition] properly a part of; hence ({prepositionally}) from or out of in many senses
that they	H1992	הֵם	[Masculine] they (only used when emphatic)
cried out	H3332	יָצַק	[Verb] properly to pour out (transitively or intransitively); by implication to melt or cast as metal; by extension to place {firmly} to stiffen or grow hard
and said	H559	אָמַר	[Verb] to say (used with great latitude)
O thou man	H376	אִישׁ	[Noun Masculine] a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation.)
of God	H430	אֱלֹהִים	[Noun Masculine] gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural {thus} especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
there is death	H4194	מָוֶת	[Noun Masculine] death (natural or violent); concretely the {dead} their place or state (hades); figuratively {pestilence} ruin
in the pot	H5518	סִיר	[Noun Masculine] a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication a hook
And they	H1992	הֵם	[Masculine] they (only used when emphatic)
could	H3201	יָכֹל	[Verb] to be {able} literally ({can } could) or morally ({may } might)
not	H3808	לֹא	[Adverb] a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles
eat	H398	אָכַל	[Verb] to eat (literally or figuratively)
thereof

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.