Lexicon
גָּלַם
ga.lam
H1563
H:V Hebrew

to fold

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ga.lam describes folding a cloak before it is used to strike the water in 2 Kings 2:8.

The attested use describes folding Elijah’s cloak before he strikes the water in 2 Kings 2:8.

Senses in use

  1. Folding a cloak before an action · dominant

    In 2 Kings 2:8, the sequential imperfect form occurs in the action sequence involving Elijah’s cloak before he strikes the water. The APB renders the clause, “Elijah took his cloak and folded it and struck the water.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Kings 2:8, the APB presents the action as “folded it” within Elijah’s sequence of taking the cloak and striking the water.

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