New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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They answered him, "He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins." And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
They answered to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai·yo·me·ru
him, "[He was] a hairy hair Noun H8181 שֵׂעָ֔ר se·'ar,
man man Noun H376 אִ֚ישׁ ish
with a leather a skin Noun H5785 עֹ֖ור o·vr
girdle a waist cloth Noun H232 וְאֵזֹ֥ור ve·'e·zo·vr
bound to gird, encompass, equip Verb H247 אָז֣וּר a·zur
about his loins." loins Noun H4975 בְּמָתְנָ֑יו be·ma·te·nav;
And he said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמַ֕ר vai·yo·mar
"It is Elijah "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr. Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֥ה e·li·yah
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the Tishbite." inhab. of Tishbeh Noun H8664 הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י hat·tish·bi

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Elijah

Elijah [N] [B] [H]  [S] whose God is Jehovah.  "The Tishbite," the "Elias" of the New Testament, is suddenly introduced to our notice in 1 Kings 17:1 as delivering a message from the Lord to Ahab. There is mention made of a town called Thisbe, south of Kadesh, but it is impossible to say whether this was the place referred to in the name given to the prophet.  Having deliver... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 They answered him, "He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins." And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."
King James Bible They And they answered him, "He He was a an hairy man man, and girt with a girdle of leather girdle bound about his loins." loins. And he said, "It It is Elijah the Tishbite."
Hebrew Greek English They answered him, "He was a hairy man with a leather girdle bound about his loins." And he said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."