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2 Kings 9:1

“And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramoth–gilead:” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

אֱלִישָׁעʼĔlîyshâʻ · el-ee-shaw'
H477 · Hebrew

Definition: Elisha, the famous prophet
Derivation: contracted for H474 (אֱלִישׁוּעַ).;
KJV renderings: Elisha.
Grammar: וֶ — conjunction
אֱלִישָׁע֙ — proper noun
Code HC/Np
Usage: Occurs 58 times in the Hebrew Bible.1 Kings 19:16 1 Kings 19:17 1 Kings 19:19 2 Kings 2:1 2 Kings 2:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֱלִישָׁע here.

Verse 2

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.