The firstbornבְּכוֹרof his bull,שׁוֹרוֹsplendorהָדָרis his,לוֹand his hornsוְ קַרְנָיוare the hornsקַרְנֵיof a wild ox;רְאֵםwith themבָּהֶםhe will goreיְנַגַּחthe peoples,עַמִּיםall together,יַחְדָּוto the endsאַפְסֵיof the earth.אָרֶץAnd theyוְהֵםare the myriadsרִבְבוֹתof Ephraim,אֶפְרַיִםand theyוְהֵםare the thousandsאַלְפֵיof Manasseh.”מְנַשֶּׁה
Deuteronomy 33:17
Study it in the app“The firstborn of his bull, splendor is his, and his horns are the horns of a wild ox; with them he will gore the peoples, all together, to the ends of the earth. And they are the myriads of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 33:17, word by word
- The firstbornבְּכוֹרbechor
firstling
An animal's first offspring.
Where else “bechor” appears- of his bullשׁוֹרshor
ox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appears- splendorהָדָרhadar
splendor, beauty
Splendor, beauty, majesty.
Where else “hadar” appears- and his hornsקַרְנָיkarnay
horn
The hard point that grows from the head of bulls, rams and goats.
Where else “karnay” appears- of a wild oxרְאֵםreem
wild ox
Wild ox: a large, strong animal, an image of power.
Where else “reem” appears- he will goreיְנַגַּחyenagach
gore
To strike with horns; or knock down enemies.
Where else “yenagach” appears- the peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- all togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears- to the endsאַפְסֵיafse
end
The limit: "the far reaches of the earth".
Where else “afse” appears- of the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- are the myriadsרִבְבוֹתrivvot
ten thousand, myriad
Ten thousand; a countless multitude.
Where else “rivvot” appears- of Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- are the thousandsאַלְפֵיalfe
thousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alfe” appears- of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears
The context
16and with the choicest of the earth and its fullness, and the favor of him who dwells in the bush. Let it come on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of the one consecrated among his brothers.
17 · This verse (above)
18And of Zebulun he said, “Rejoice, Zebulun, in your going out, and Issachar, in your tents.