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Mosesמֹשֶׁהbuiltוַיִּבֶןan altarמִזְבֵּחַand calledוַיִּקְרָאits nameשְׁמוֹYHWH Nissi,יְהוָה נִסִּי
Exodus 17:15
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Exodus 17:15, word by word
- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- builtיִּבֶןyiven
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appears- an altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbeach
altar
Altar: a structure of stone or earth on which sacrifices are offered to God.
Where else “mizbeach” appears- and calledיִּקְרָאyikra
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “yikra” appears- its nameשְׁמshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- YHWH Nissiיְהוָהyehva
YHWH Nissi
YHWH Nissi, "YHWH is my banner": the name Moses gave to the altar.
Where else “yehva” appears
Translation note
“YHWH Nissi” means “YHWH is my banner.”
The context
14YHWH said to Moses, “Write this as a memorial in a book, and put it in the hearing of Joshua: that I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.”
15 · This verse (above)
16and he said, “Because a hand was raised against the throne of Yah, YHWH will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.”