Study it in the app“And the gates of the city shall be according to the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates to the north: the gate of Reuben, one; the gate of Judah, one; the gate of Levi, one.”
And the gatesוְשַׁעֲרֵיof the cityהָעִירshall be according to the namesעַל שְׁמוֹתof the tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלthreeשְׁלוֹשָׁהgatesשְׁעָרִיםto the north:צָפוֹנָהthe gateשַׁעַרof Reuben,רְאוּבֵןone;אֶחָדthe gateשַׁעַרof Judah,יְהוּדָהone;אֶחָדthe gateשַׁעַרof Levi,לֵוִיone.אֶחָד
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appearstribe
Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.
Where else “shivte” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appearsnorth
North.
Where else “tsafona” appearsReuben
Reuben, the firstborn of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "look, a son!".
Where else “reuven” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearsLevi
Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah; the tribe of the priests comes from him. The name sounds like "be joined".
Where else “levi” appears30And these are the exits of the city: on the side of the north, four thousand five hundred by measure.
31 · This verse (above)
32And on the side of the east, four thousand five hundred, and three gates: the gate of Joseph, one; the gate of Benjamin, one; the gate of Dan, one.
