Ezekiel 48:28

“And beside the border of Gad, on the side of the south toward the south, the border shall be from Tamar to the waters of Meribah of Kadesh, to the Wadi, to the great sea.”

Ezekiel 48:28 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 48:28, word by word

the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

Where else “gevul” appears
of Gadגָּדgad

Gad

Gad, (1) a son of Jacob and Zilpah, and the tribe that came from him with its land; (2) the prophet who was with David. The name means "good fortune".

Where else “gad” appears
on the sideפְּאַתpeat

side

Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.

Where else “peat” appears
of the southנֶגֶבnegev

south

One of the four sides of the land: the south.

Where else “negev” appears
toward the southתֵּימָנָtemana

south

South; also the south wind.

Where else “temana” appears
the border shall beהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “haya” 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 Meribahמְרִיבַתmerivat

Meribah

"Quarrel": the place where the people complained against God.

Where else “merivat” 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

27And beside the border of Zebulun, from the side of the east to the side of the sea: Gad, one.

28 · This verse (above)

29This is the land that you shall allot as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel, and these are their portions, declares Adonai YHWH.

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