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Hamath,חֲמָתBerothah,בֵּרוֹתָהSibraim,סִבְרַיִםwhichאֲשֶׁרis betweenבֵּיןthe borderגְּבוּלof Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקandוּבֵיןthe borderגְּבוּלof Hamath;חֲמָתHazer-hatticon,חָצֵר הַתִּיכוֹןwhichאֲשֶׁרis onאֶלthe borderגְּבוּלof Hauran.חַוְרָן
Ezekiel 47:16
Study it in the app“Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:16, word by word
- Hamathחֲמָתchamat
Hamath
Hamath, a city and region of Syria, north of the promised land. "The entrance of Hamath" marks the northern border.
Where else “chamat” appears- Berothahבֵּרוֹתָהberota
Berothai, Berothah
Berothai (or Berothah), a city of the kingdom of Zobah, in the north, from which David took much bronze.
Where else “berota” appears- Sibraimסִבְרַיִםsivrayim
Sibraim
Sibraim: a place in Syria on the northern border.
Where else “sivrayim” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקdamesek
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appears- Hazer-hatticonחָצֵרchatser
Hazer-hatticon
Hazer-hatticon: a name meaning "the middle village"; a place on the northern border of the land.
Where else “chatser” appears- of Hauranחַוְרָןchavran
Hauran
Hauran: a region east of the Jordan.
Where else “chavran” appears
Places in this verse
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
The context
15And this shall be the border of the land: on the side of the north, from the great sea by the way of Hethlon, as one comes to Zedad,
16 · This verse (above)
17And the border shall be from the sea to Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.