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Hebrew
Verb
הֶעֱלִים • (he'elím) (hif'il construction)
- to make (something) disappear, vanish; to hide, conceal (something)
- ספר מלכים ב ד כז (2 Kings 4:27, trans. New International Version)
וַתָּבֹא אֶל אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים אֶל הָהָר וַתַּחֲזֵק בְּרַגְלָיו וַיִּגַּשׁ גֵּיחֲזִי לְהָדְפָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הַרְפֵּה לָהּ כִּי נַפְשָׁהּ מָרָה לָהּ וַיהוָה הֶעְלִים מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא הִגִּיד לִי.- vatavó el ish ha'elohím el hahár vatakhazék b'ragláv vayigásh gekhazi lehadafáh vayómer ish ha'elohím harpéh lah ki nafsháh mará lah veYHVH he'elím miméni velo higíd li.
wattāḇō ʾ el-ʾ îš hā ʾ ĕlōhîm ʾ el-hāhār, wattaḥăzêq bəraḡlāw; wayyiggaš gêḥăzî ləhāḏəp̄āh, wayyōmer ʾ îš hā ʾ ĕlōhîm harpêh-lāh kî-nap̄šāh mārāh-lāh, YHVH heʿlîm mimmennî, wəlō higgîḏ lî. - When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she took hold of his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is in bitter distress, but the Lᴏʀᴅ has hidden it from me and has not told me why."
Conjugation
- עָלַם (alám) (qal construction)
- נֶעֱלַם (ne'elám) (nif'al construction)