“And these areוְאֵלֶּהthe namesשְׁמוֹתof the tribes:הַשְּׁבָטִיםfrom the endמִקְצֵהof the north,צָפוֹנָהbesideאֶל יַדthe wayדֶּרֶךְof Hethlonחֶתְלֹןto the entranceלְבוֹאof Hamath,חֲמָתHazar-enan,חֲצַר עֵינָןthe borderגְּבוּלof Damascus,דַּמֶּשֶׂקto the north,צָפוֹנָהbesideאֶל יַדHamath,חֲמָתand they shall beוְהָיוּhis,לוֹthe sideפְאַתof the eastקָדִיםand the sea:הַיָּםDan,דָּןone.אֶחָד
Ezekiel 48:1
Study it in the app““And these are the names of the tribes: from the end of the north, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, to the north, beside Hamath, and they shall be his, the side of the east and the sea: Dan, one.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 48:1, word by word
- the namesשְׁמוֹתshemot
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appears- of the tribesשְּׁבָטִיםshevatim
tribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shevatim” appears- from the endקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the northצָפוֹנָtsafona
north
North.
Where else “tsafona” appears- besideיַדyad
beside
Literally "the hand": the side or edge of something.
Where else “yad” appears- the wayדֶּרֶךְderech
road
The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.
Where else “derech” appears- of Hethlonחֶתְלֹןchetlon
Hethlon
Hethlon: a place on the northern border of the land.
Where else “chetlon” appears- to 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- Hazar-enanחֲצַרchatsar
Hazar-enan
Hazar-enan, a place on the northern border of Canaan. The name means "village of springs."
Where else “chatsar” appears- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Damascusדַּמֶּשֶׂקdamesek
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “damesek” appears- and they shall beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- the sideפְאַתfeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “feat” appears- of the eastקָדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- and the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears
Translation note
“One”: one portion.
Places in this verse
1Damascus
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).
2Dan
Today: Tel Dan nature reserve, northern Israel
A city at the far north of Israel, at the foot of Mount Hermon.
The tribe of Dan took the city and gave it their name (Judg 18:29). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And beside the border of Dan, from the side of the east to the side of the sea: Asher, one.