2 Kings 1:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They answeredוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
him, "[He was] a hairyשֵׂעָ֔ר
(se·'ar,)
8181: hairfrom an unused word
manאִ֚ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
with a leatherעֹ֖ור
(o·vr)
5785: a skinof uncertain derivation
girdleוְאֵזֹ֥ור
(ve·'e·zo·vr)
232: a waist clothfrom azar
boundאָז֣וּר
(a·zur)
247: to gird, encompass, equipa prim. root
about his loins."בְּמָתְנָ֑יו
(be·ma·te·nav;)
4975: loinsfrom an unused word
And he said,וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
(vai·yo·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"It is Elijahאֵלִיָּ֥ה
(e·li·yah)
452: "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr.from el and Yah
the Tishbite."הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י
(hat·tish·bi)
8664b: inhab. of Tishbehfrom Tishbeh


















KJV Lexicon
And they answered
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
him He was an hairy
se`ar  (say-awr')
hair (as if tossed or bristling) -- hair(-y), rough.
man
ba`al  (bah'-al)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
'iysh  (eesh)
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)
and girt
'azar  (aw-zar')
to belt -- bind (compass) about, gird (up, with).
with a girdle
'ezowr  (ay-zore')
something girt; a belt, also a band -- girdle.
of leather
`owr  (ore)
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather -- hide, leather, skin.
about his loins
mothen  (mo'-then)
the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins -- + greyhound, loins, side.
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
It is Elijah
'Eliyah  (ay-lee-yaw')
God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites -- Elijah, Eliah.
the Tishbite
Tishbiy  (tish-bee')
a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead) -- Tishbite.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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
And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They replied, "A hairy man with a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It's Elijah the Tishbite."

International Standard Version
They answered, "The man was a hairy fellow. He wore a leather sash around his waist." The king responded, "It's Elijah, that foreigner!"

NET Bible
They replied, "He was a hairy man and had a leather belt tied around his waist." The king said, "He is Elijah the Tishbite."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They replied, "He was hairy and had a leather belt around his waist." "That's Elijah from Tishbe," the king answered.

King James 2000 Bible
And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and wearing a belt of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
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