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For Shuppimלְשֻׁפִּיםand for Hosah,וּלְחֹסָהthe west,לַמַּעֲרָבbyעִםthe gateשַׁעַרof Shallechethשַׁלֶּכֶתon the causewayבַּמְסִלָּהthat goes up,הָעוֹלָהguardמִשְׁמָרalongsideלְעֻמַּתguard.מִשְׁמָר
1 Chronicles 26:16
Study it in the app“For Shuppim and for Hosah, the west, by the gate of Shallecheth on the causeway that goes up, guard alongside guard.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Chronicles 26:16, word by word
- For Shuppimשֻׁפִּיםshupim
Shuppim
Shuppim: the name of a man of the tribe of Benjamin and of a Levite gatekeeper.
Where else “shupim” appears- and for Hosahחֹסָהchosa
Hosah
Hosah: a place on the border of Asher, near Tyre; also the name of a gatekeeper (1 Chronicles 16:38).
Where else “chosa” appears- the westמַּעֲרָבmaarav
west
West: the side where the sun sets.
Where else “maarav” appears- the gateשַׁעַרshaar
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaar” appears- of Shallechethשַׁלֶּכֶתshalechet
Shallecheth
Shallecheth: the name of a gate on the west side of the house of YHWH.
Where else “shalechet” appears- on the causewayמְסִלָּהmesila
highway
Highway: a main road, raised and leveled.
Where else “mesila” appears- that goes upעוֹלָהola
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ola” appears- guardמִשְׁמָרmishmar
watch
The service of watching over a place, with men posted there.
Where else “mishmar” appears- alongsideעֻמַּתumat
alongside, close to
Beside, along with, close to.
Where else “umat” appears
The context
15For Obed-edom, the south, and for his sons, the house of the storehouses.
16 · This verse (above)
17On the east were six Levites, on the north four each day, on the south four each day, and for the storehouses two by two.