Study it in the app“And 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.”
And on the sideוְאֶל פְּאַתof the east,קָדִימָהfour thousandוְאַרְבַּעַת אֲלָפִיםfive hundred,חֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹתand threeוּ שְׁלֹשָׁהgates:שְׁעָרִיםthe gateוְשַׁעַרof Joseph,יוֹסֵףone;אֶחָדthe gateשַׁעַרof Benjamin,בִּנְיָמִןone;אֶחָדthe gateשַׁעַרof Dan,דָּןone.אֶחָד
side
Each of the sides of something, named for its direction, like the north side.
Where else “peat” appearseast
The direction where the sun rises.
Where else “kadima” appearsfour
Four.
Where else “arbaat” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “alafim” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chamesh” appearshundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “meot” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appearsgate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appearsJoseph
Joseph, a name borne by several Israelites, above all the son of Jacob and Rachel, sold into Egypt, who became ruler there and saved his family; his sons Ephraim and Manasseh became tribes. The name means "may he add".
Where else “yosef” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsBenjamin
Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".
Where else “binyamin” appearsDan
See it on the mapWhere else “dan” appearsDan
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).
31And 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.
32 · This verse (above)
33And the side of the south, four thousand five hundred by measure, and three gates: the gate of Simeon, one; the gate of Issachar, one; the gate of Zebulun, one.
