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And the sideוּפְאַתof the sea:יָםthe greatהַגָּדוֹלsea,הַיָּםfrom the borderמִגְּבוּלto a point oppositeעַד נֹכַחthe entranceלְבוֹאof Hamath.חֲמָתThis isזֹאתthe sideפְּאַתof the sea.יָם
Ezekiel 47:20
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 47:20, word by word
- And the sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- of the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- the greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears- from the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- to a point oppositeנֹכַחnochach
opposite
On the opposite side, facing something.
Where else “nochach” appears- the entranceלְבוֹאlevo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “levo” 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
The context
19And 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.
20 · This verse (above)
21And you shall divide this land among yourselves according to the tribes of Israel.