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II Kings 5:11

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But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out, stand and call on the name of the LORD his God, and wave his hand over the spot to cure my leprosy.

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The Hebrew and Greek words behind this passage, with Strong's numbers — from openscriptures (CC BY-SA).

Strong's Concordancev. 11

נַעֲמָן (Naʻămân, H5283) — Naaman, the name of an Israelite and of a Damascene קָצַף (qâtsaph, H7107) — to crack off, i.e. (figuratively) burst out in rage יָלַךְ (yâlak, H3212) — to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses) אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, H3318) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and… עָמַד (ʻâmad, H5975) — to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) קָרָא (qârâʼ, H7121) — to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of… שֵׁם (shêm, H8034) — an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority,… יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, H3068) — Jehovah, Jewish national name of God אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, H430) — gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with… נוּף (nûwph, H5130) — to quiver (i.e. vibrate up and down, or rock to and fro); used in a great variety of… יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), מָקוֹם (mâqôwm, H4725) — properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific);… אָסַף (ʼâçaph, H622) — to gather for any purpose; hence, to receive, take away, i.e. remove (destroy, leave…

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