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(the SidoniansצִידֹנִיםcallיִקְרְאוּHermonלְחֶרְמוֹןSirion,שִׂרְיֹןand the AmoritesוְהָאֱמֹרִיcallיִקְרְאוּitלוֹSenir),שְׂנִיר
Deuteronomy 3:9
Study it in the app“(the Sidonians call Hermon Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir),”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 3:9, word by word
- (the Sidoniansצִידֹנִיםtsidonim
Sidonian
Sidonian: an inhabitant of Sidon, a city on the coast north of Israel.
Where else “tsidonim” appears- callיִקְרְאוּyikru
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikru” appears- Hermonחֶרְמוֹןchermon
Hermon
See it on the mapWhere else “chermon” appears- Sirionשִׂרְיֹןsiryon
Sirion
Sirion: the name the Sidonians gave to Mount Hermon.
Where else “siryon” appears- and the Amoritesאֱמֹרִיemori
Amorite
Amorite: one of the main peoples of Canaan before Israel.
Where else “emori” appears- Senir)שְׂנִירsenir
Senir
Senir: the name the Amorites gave to Mount Hermon.
Where else “senir” appears
Places in this verse
Hermon
Today: Mount Hermon: Lebanon-Syria border, Israeli-held part
The highest mountain in northern Israel, on the border with Syria and Lebanon.
It was the northern limit of what Israel took east of the Jordan (Deut 3:8). The Psalms speak of its dew (Ps 133:3).
The context
8So at that time we took the land out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites who were beyond the Jordan, from the Wadi Arnon to Mount Hermon
9 · This verse (above)
10all the cities of the plateau, all Gilead, and all Bashan, as far as Salecah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan.