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2 Kings

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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.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And they answered answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ vai·yo·me·ru
him [He was] an hairy hair Noun H8181 שֵׂעָ֔ר se·'ar,
man great Noun H376 אִ֚ישׁ ish
of leather hide Noun H5785 עֹ֖ור o·vr
with a girdle girdle Noun H232 וְאֵזֹ֥ור ve·'e·zo·vr
and girt bind about Verb H247 אָז֣וּר a·zur
about his loins slender Noun H4975 בְּמָתְנָ֑יו be·ma·te·nav;
And he said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמַ֕ר vai·yo·mar
It [is] Elijah Elijah Noun H452 אֵלִיָּ֥ה e·li·yah
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the Tishbite Tishbite 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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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.
Hebrew Greek English And they They answered him, He "He was an a hairy man, and girt man with a girdle of leather girdle bound about his loins. loins." And he said, It "It is Elijah the Tishbite."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And they They answered him, He "He was an a hairy man, and girt man with a girdle of leather girdle bound about his loins. loins." And he said, It "It is Elijah the Tishbite."