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And besideוְעַלthe borderגְּבוּלof Dan,דָּןfrom the sideמִפְּאַתof the eastקָדִיםto the sideעַד פְּאַתof the sea:יָמָּהAsher,אָשֵׁרone.אֶחָד
Ezekiel 48:2
Study it in the app“And beside the border of Dan, from the side of the east to the side of the sea: Asher, one.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 48:2, word by word
- the borderגְּבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Danדָּןdan
Dan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appears- from the sideפְּאַתpeat
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “peat” appears- of the eastקָדִיםkadim
east
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadim” appears- of the seaיָמָּyama
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yama” appears- Asherאָשֵׁרasher
Asher
Asher, a son of Jacob and Zilpah; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name sounds like "happy".
Where else “asher” appears- oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears
Places in this verse
Dan
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“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.
2 · This verse (above)
3And beside the border of Asher, from the side of the east to the side of the sea: Naphtali, one.