Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“He was a hairy man, they answered, “ with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king. Young's Literal Translation And they say unto him, ‘A man—hairy, and a girdle of skin girt about his loins;’ and he saith, ‘He [is] Elijah the Tishbite.’ King James Bible And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite. Hebrew “[He was] a hairyשֵׂעָ֔ר (śê·‘ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8181: Hair man,” אִ֚ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person they answered, וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say “with a leather ע֖וֹר (‘ō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5785: Skin, hide, leather belt וְאֵז֥וֹר (wə·’ê·zō·wr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 232: Something girt, a belt, a band around his waist.” בְּמָתְנָ֑יו (bə·mā·ṯə·nāw) Preposition-b | Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 4975: The waist, small of the back, the loins “It is הֽוּא׃ (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are Elijah אֵלִיָּ֥ה (’ê·lî·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites the Tishbite,” הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י (hat·tiš·bî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8664: A Tishbite said [the king]. וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say |