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And the borderגְבוּלshall beוְהָיָהfrom the seaמִן הַיָּםto Hazar-enan,חֲצַר עֵינוֹןthe borderגְּבוּלof Damascus,דַּמֶּשֶׂקand the northוְצָפוֹןnorthward,צָפוֹנָהand the borderוּגְבוּלof Hamath.חֲמָתAnd this isוְאֵתthe northצָפוֹןside.פְּאַת
Ezekiel 47:17
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:17, word by word
- And the borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- shall beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- from the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- to Hazar-enanחֲצַרchatsar
Hazar-enan
Hazar-enan: a name meaning "village of springs"; a place on the northern border of the land.
Where else “chatsar” appears- of Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקdamesek
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appears- and the northצָפוֹןtsafon
north
North.
Where else “tsafon” appears- of 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- sideפְּאַתpeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “peat” 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
16Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is on the border of Hauran.
17 · This verse (above)
18And the east side, from between Hauran and Damascus, and between Gilead and the land of Israel, shall be the Jordan; from the border to the eastern sea you shall measure. And this is the east side.