Study it in the app“He goes up to the house and to Dibon, to the high places to weep; over Nebo and over Medeba Moab wails; on all its heads baldness, every beard shaved off.”
He goes upעָלָהto the houseהַבַּיִתand to Dibon,וְדִיבֹןto the high placesהַבָּמוֹתto weep;לְבֶכִיover Neboעַל נְבוֹand over Medebaוְעַל מֵידְבָאMoabמוֹאָבwails;יְיֵלִילon allבְּכָלits headsרֹאשָׁיוbaldness,קָרְחָהeveryכָּלbeardזָקָןshaved off.גְּרוּעָה
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ala” appearsBayith (or "the house")
"The house"; possibly Bayith, a place in Moab (Isaiah 15:2).
Where else “bayit” appearsDibon
Dibon, a city of Moab east of the Jordan (also called Dibon-gad); another place in Judah bears the name.
Where else “divon” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appearsweeping
Weeping.
Where else “vechi” appearsNebo
See it on the mapWhere else “nevo” appearsMedeba
Medeba, a city east of the Jordan. The name means "waters of quiet."
Where else “medva” appearsMoab
See it on the mapWhere else “moav” appearshowl, wail
To howl, to wail: to cry out loud in grief or alarm.
Where else “yeyelil” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshay” appearsbaldness
A bald spot: a part of the head shaved bare as a sign of mourning.
Where else “karcha” appearsbeard
Beard; also the chin.
Where else “zakan” appearstake away
To subtract something from an amount or a law.
Where else “gerua” appears“The house” (הַבַּיִת) may also be the name of a place, Bayit.
1Nebo
Today: Mount Nebo, western Jordan
A mountain east of the Dead Sea in Moab (today Jordan), across from Jericho.
Moses went up there, saw the promised land, and died (Deut 34:1-5).
2Moab
Today: western Jordan, east of the Dead Sea
The land east of the Dead Sea, in present-day Jordan.
The Moabites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:37). Ruth came from Moab (Ruth 1:1-4), and Moses died in its territory (Deut 34:5).
1The burden of Moab. Because in a night Ar of Moab was devastated, it was destroyed; because in a night Kir of Moab was devastated, it was destroyed.
2 · This verse (above)
3In its streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on its rooftops and in its squares all of it wails, going down in weeping.
