And the southנֶגֶבsideוּפְאַתtoward the south:תֵּימָנָהfrom Tamarמִתָּמָרto the watersעַד מֵיof Meribahמְרִיבוֹתof Kadesh,קָדֵשׁto the Wadi,נַחֲלָהto the greatהַגָּדוֹלsea.אֶל הַיָּםAnd this isוְאֵתthe southתֵּימָנָהsideפְּאַתtoward the south.נֶגְבָּה
Ezekiel 47:19
Study it in the app“And the south side toward the south: from Tamar to the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the great sea. And this is the south side toward the south.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:19, word by word
- And the southנֶגֶבnegev
south
One of the four sides of the land: the south.
Where else “negev” appears- sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- toward the southתֵּימָנָtemana
south
South; also the south wind.
Where else “temana” appears- from Tamarתָּמָרtamar
Tamar
Tamar, the name of three women: Judah's daughter-in-law, the daughter of David, sister of Absalom, and a daughter of Absalom; also a town in the south. It means "palm tree".
Where else “tamar” appears- to the watersמֵיme
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “me” appears- of Meribahמְרִיבוֹתmerivot
Meribah
"Quarrel": the place where the people complained against God.
Where else “merivot” appears- of Kadeshקָדֵשׁkadesh
Kadesh
Kadesh, an oasis in the wilderness south of Canaan; later a camp of Israel.
Where else “kadesh” appears- to the Wadiנַחֲלָהnachala
torrent
A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.
Where else “nachala” appears- to the greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears
The context
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.
19 · This verse (above)
20And the side of the sea: the great sea, from the border to a point opposite the entrance of Hamath. This is the side of the sea.