2 Kings 4:39
"And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred them into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And one went out into the fields to gather herbs,.... To put into the pottage, the gardens affording none in this time of dearth; or, however, being scarce, were at too great a price for the sons of the prophets to purchase them; and therefore

one of them went out into the field to gather what common herbs he could: and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full; thought to be the same with coloquintida, the leaves of which are very like to a vine, of a very bitter taste, and a very violent purgative, which, if not remedied, will produce ulcerations in the bowels, and issue in death; some think the white brier or white vine is meant, the colour of whose berries is very inviting to look at, but very bitter and ungrateful, and it vehemently purges (b); the Arabs call a sort of mushroom that is white and soft by this name (c), but cannot be meant here, because it has no likeness to a wild vine: and came and shred them into the pot of pottage; cut or chopped them small, and put them into the pot: for they knew them not; what they were, the nature and virtue of them, being unskilful in botany. (b) Vid. Scheuchzer. Physic. Sacr. vol. 3. p. 605, 859. (c) Golius, col. 1817.

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (23 words)

H3318 יָצָא
Definition:

1192t.; 3 feminine singularיָָֽצְאָהNumbers 16:3513t.;יָצָ֑אָהIsaiah 28:29; 2masculine singularיָצָאתָGenesis 24:57t.; 2 feminine singularוְיָצָאתJeremiah 31:4; 2masculine pluralיְצָאתֶםExodus 13:3;De 1192t.; 3 feminine singularיָָֽצְאָהNumbers 16:3513t.;יָצָ֑אָהIsaiah 28:29; 2masculine singularיָצָאתָGenesis 24:57t.; 2 feminine singularוְיָצָאתJeremiah 31:4; 2masculine pluralיְצָאתֶםExodus 13:3;De

Possible Meanings:
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come out (semantic_range)
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come out (semantic_range)
  • forth (semantic_range)
H0259 אֶחָד
Definition:

5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ 5#NAME?אַחַ֫דGenesis 21:15+; so even before preposition1 Samuel 9:3and elsewhere see Dr; feminine absoluteאַחַ֫תGenesis 2:21+;אֶחָ֑תGenesis 11:1+; constructאַחַ֫תDeuteronomy 13:13+; plural masculineאֲ

Possible Meanings:
  • one (semantic_range)
  • one (semantic_range)
  • each (semantic_range)
  • every (semantic_range)
  • a certain (semantic_range)
H0413 אֶל
Definition:

22;1 Samuel 5:26;1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 29:19), with suffixאֵלַי,אֵלֶיךָ,אֵלַיִךְ, etc.אֵלֵינוּ,אֲלֵיכֶם& (5 t.)אֲלֵכֶם,אֲלֵיהֶם&אֲלֵהֶם(both very often); onceאֵלֵימוֺPsalm 2:5,אֲלֵיהֶן, onceאֲלֵהֶןE 22;1 Samuel 5:26;1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 29:19), with suffixאֵלַי,אֵלֶיךָ,אֵלַיִךְ, etc.אֵלֵינוּ,אֲלֵיכֶם& (5 t.)אֲלֵכֶם,אֲלֵיהֶם&אֲלֵהֶם(both very often); onceאֵלֵימוֺPsalm 2:5,אֲלֵיהֶן, onceאֲלֵהֶןE

Possible Meanings:
  • these (semantic_range)
H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H3950 לָקַט
Definition:

22;Numbers 11:8,׳וְלconsecutiveExodus 16:4,לָקָ֑טוּExodus 16:18;Imperfect3masculine pluralיִלְקְטוּExodus 16:5,יִלְקֹט֑וּןPsalm 104:28,וַיִּלְקְטוּExodus 16:17,21; 2masculine plural suffixתִּלְקְטֻהוּ 22;Numbers 11:8,׳וְלconsecutiveExodus 16:4,לָקָ֑טוּExodus 16:18;Imperfect3masculine pluralיִלְקְטוּExodus 16:5,יִלְקֹט֑וּןPsalm 104:28,וַיִּלְקְטוּExodus 16:17,21; 2masculine plural suffixתִּלְקְטֻהוּ

Possible Meanings:
  • gleaning (semantic_range)
H0219 אוֹרָה
Definition:

Feminine of'owr; luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright) -- herb, light.see HEBREW'owrBrown-Driver-BriggsI.אוֺרָהnoun femininelight(late, Mishnaid., compare Aramai Feminine of'owr; luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright) -- herb, light.see HEBREW'owrBrown-Driver-BriggsI.אוֺרָהnoun femininelight(late, Mishnaid., compare Aramai

H4672 מָצָא
Definition:

17); —QalPerfect׳מGenesis 2:20+, suffixמְצָאוֺJob 31:29, 3feminine singularמָֽצְאָהGenesis 8:9+, suffixמְצָאַתְנוּJudges 6:13;Nehemiah 9:32,מְצָאָ֫תַםExodus 18:18; 2masculine singularמָצָאתָGenesis 31 17); —QalPerfect׳מGenesis 2:20+, suffixמְצָאוֺJob 31:29, 3feminine singularמָֽצְאָהGenesis 8:9+, suffixמְצָאַתְנוּJudges 6:13;Nehemiah 9:32,מְצָאָ֫תַםExodus 18:18; 2masculine singularמָצָאתָGenesis 31

Possible Meanings:
  • attain to (semantic_range)
  • find (semantic_range)
  • find (semantic_range)
  • find out (semantic_range)
  • come upon (semantic_range)
H1612 גֶּפֶן
Definition:

13+ (masculineonlyHosea 10:1, perhaps influence ofיִשְׂרָאֵל2 Kings 4:39)vine(Late Hebrewid., Arabic(Yemen), Assyriangapnu, compare ZehnpfBAS i. 633; Aramaicגּוֺפַן,גֶּפֶן,, plural) —׳גGenesis 40:938t 13+ (masculineonlyHosea 10:1, perhaps influence ofיִשְׂרָאֵל2 Kings 4:39)vine(Late Hebrewid., Arabic(Yemen), Assyriangapnu, compare ZehnpfBAS i. 633; Aramaicגּוֺפַן,גֶּפֶן,, plural) —׳גGenesis 40:938t

H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H3950 לָקַט
Definition:

22;Numbers 11:8,׳וְלconsecutiveExodus 16:4,לָקָ֑טוּExodus 16:18;Imperfect3masculine pluralיִלְקְטוּExodus 16:5,יִלְקֹט֑וּןPsalm 104:28,וַיִּלְקְטוּExodus 16:17,21; 2masculine plural suffixתִּלְקְטֻהוּ 22;Numbers 11:8,׳וְלconsecutiveExodus 16:4,לָקָ֑טוּExodus 16:18;Imperfect3masculine pluralיִלְקְטוּExodus 16:5,יִלְקֹט֑וּןPsalm 104:28,וַיִּלְקְטוּExodus 16:17,21; 2masculine plural suffixתִּלְקְטֻהוּ

Possible Meanings:
  • gleaning (semantic_range)
H4480 מִן
Definition:

2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than - 2; 2Chronicles 20:11) contracted toמִי(asמִידֵיfromמִיְּדֵי), before guttural andר, mostlyמֵ, occasionallyמִ(Ges§ 102, l R.; more fully Köii. 291ff),מִןbefore article in all books much commoner than -

Possible Meanings:
  • out of (semantic_range)
  • by (semantic_range)
  • by reason of (semantic_range)
  • at (semantic_range)
H6498 פַקֻּעָה
Definition:

39.מַּרseeפרר.Topical LexiconBiblical ContextPַqּȗʿâ appears in the record of Elisha and the sons of the prophets at Gilgal during a regional famine (2 Kings 4:38-41). A disciple gathers unfamiliar pr 39.מַּרseeפרר.Topical LexiconBiblical ContextPַqּȗʿâ appears in the record of Elisha and the sons of the prophets at Gilgal during a regional famine (2 Kings 4:38-41). A disciple gathers unfamiliar pr

H7704 שָׂדֶה
Definition:

12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield 12field, land(rare original form ofשָׂדֶה(q. v. below), only in poetry); — absolute׳שׂJeremiah 4:17,שָׂדָ֑יHosea 10:4+; —1cultivatedfieldHosea 12:12, alsoHosea 10:4(si vera lectio, but see Now), yield

H4393 מְלא
Definition:

4fulness, that which fills(ArabicLane2729); —׳מconstructGenesis 48:1919t.;מְלוֺEzekiel 41:8; suffixמְלוֺאוֺIsaiah 42:103t.;מְלוֺאָהּDeuteronomy 33:1612t.; —1fulnessof hand (= handful)Ecclesiastes 4:6( 4fulness, that which fills(ArabicLane2729); —׳מconstructGenesis 48:1919t.;מְלוֺEzekiel 41:8; suffixמְלוֺאוֺIsaiah 42:103t.;מְלוֺאָהּDeuteronomy 33:1612t.; —1fulnessof hand (= handful)Ecclesiastes 4:6(

Possible Meanings:
  • was filled with rage (semantic_range)
H0899 בֶּגֶד
Definition:

Frombagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, X very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.see HEBREWbagadBrown-Driver-Bri Frombagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage -- apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, X very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.see HEBREWbagadBrown-Driver-Bri

H0935 בּוֹא
Definition:

13+; 3 feminine singularבָּ֫אָהGenesis 15:17+; suffixבָּאַתְנוּPsalm 44:18; 2masculine singularבָּ֫אתָJoshua 13:1+,בָּ֫אתָה2 Samuel 3:7; 2feminine singularבָּאתְGenesis 16:8;Ruth 2:12,וּבָאתְconsecuti 13+; 3 feminine singularבָּ֫אָהGenesis 15:17+; suffixבָּאַתְנוּPsalm 44:18; 2masculine singularבָּ֫אתָJoshua 13:1+,בָּ֫אתָה2 Samuel 3:7; 2feminine singularבָּאתְGenesis 16:8;Ruth 2:12,וּבָאתְconsecuti

Possible Meanings:
  • come in (semantic_range)
  • come (semantic_range)
  • go in (semantic_range)
  • go (semantic_range)
  • come in (semantic_range)
H6398 פָלַח
Definition:

7ofcleaving, ploughing,בָּאָרֶץ(""בקע).Pi`elImperfect1cleave open, through, 3 masculine singularיְפַלַּחof piercing kidneysJob 16:13, liverProverbs 7:23(both figurative);וַיְּפַלַּח אֶל2 Kings 4:39of 7ofcleaving, ploughing,בָּאָרֶץ(""בקע).Pi`elImperfect1cleave open, through, 3 masculine singularיְפַלַּחof piercing kidneysJob 16:13, liverProverbs 7:23(both figurative);וַיְּפַלַּח אֶל2 Kings 4:39of

Possible Meanings:
  • pay reverence to (semantic_range)
  • serve (semantic_range)
H0413 אֶל
Definition:

22;1 Samuel 5:26;1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 29:19), with suffixאֵלַי,אֵלֶיךָ,אֵלַיִךְ, etc.אֵלֵינוּ,אֲלֵיכֶם& (5 t.)אֲלֵכֶם,אֲלֵיהֶם&אֲלֵהֶם(both very often); onceאֵלֵימוֺPsalm 2:5,אֲלֵיהֶן, onceאֲלֵהֶןE 22;1 Samuel 5:26;1 Samuel 15:22;1 Samuel 29:19), with suffixאֵלַי,אֵלֶיךָ,אֵלַיִךְ, etc.אֵלֵינוּ,אֲלֵיכֶם& (5 t.)אֲלֵכֶם,אֲלֵיהֶם&אֲלֵהֶם(both very often); onceאֵלֵימוֺPsalm 2:5,אֲלֵיהֶן, onceאֲלֵהֶןE

Possible Meanings:
  • these (semantic_range)
H5518 סִיר
Definition:

Or (feminine) ciyrah {see-raw'}; or cirah (Jeremiah 52:18) {see-raw'}; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishh Or (feminine) ciyrah {see-raw'}; or cirah (Jeremiah 52:18) {see-raw'}; from a primitive root meaning to boil up; a pot; also a thorn (as springing up rapidly); by implication, a hook -- caldron, fishh

H5138 נָזִיד
Definition:

294t.; constructנְזִידGenesis 25:34; — a kind of boiled leguminous food, object ofוַיָּ֫זֶדGenesis 25:29(seeזוּדHiph`il); definedGenesis 25:34asנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים(seeעדשׁ); object ofבַּשֵּׁל2 Kings 4:38 294t.; constructנְזִידGenesis 25:34; — a kind of boiled leguminous food, object ofוַיָּ֫זֶדGenesis 25:29(seeזוּדHiph`il); definedGenesis 25:34asנְזִיד עֲדָשִׁים(seeעדשׁ); object ofבַּשֵּׁל2 Kings 4:38

Possible Meanings:
  • thing sodden (semantic_range)
  • pottage (semantic_range)
H3588 כִּי
Definition:

Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic, Phoenicianכ. Probably from the same demonstrative basis found inhere, and in certain pronouns, as Aramaicדֵּךְthis(WSG 110 f.); perhaps also ultimately akin withthat, in order that, andthen, enclitic,

Possible Meanings:
  • for (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
  • when (semantic_range)
H3808 לֹא
Definition:

11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, 11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. Negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows) -- X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay,

H3045 יָדַע
Definition:

1+;יָדָ֑עLeviticus 5:1+; suffixיְדָעוֺDeuteronomy 34:10;Job 28:7;יְדָעָהּGenesis 24:16;1 Kings 1:4;יְדָעָ֫נוּIsaiah 63:16; 3feminine singularיָָֽדְעָהJudges 11:394t.; 2 masculine singularיָדַעְתָּGene 1+;יָדָ֑עLeviticus 5:1+; suffixיְדָעוֺDeuteronomy 34:10;Job 28:7;יְדָעָהּGenesis 24:16;1 Kings 1:4;יְדָעָ֫נוּIsaiah 63:16; 3feminine singularיָָֽדְעָהJudges 11:394t.; 2 masculine singularיָדַעְתָּGene

Possible Meanings:
  • know (semantic_range)
  • know (semantic_range)
  • cause to know (semantic_range)
  • inform (semantic_range)

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