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Mineלִיis Gilead,גִלְעָדmineלִיis Manasseh;מְנַשֶּׁהand Ephraimוְאֶפְרַיִםis the strongholdמָעוֹזof my head;רֹאשִׁיJudahיְהוּדָהis my staff of command.מְחֹקְקִי
Psalms 108:8
Study it in the app“Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh; and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head; Judah is my staff of command.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 108:8, word by word
- is Gileadגִלְעָדgilad
Gilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appears- is Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashe
Manasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appears- and Ephraimאֶפְרַיִםefrayim
Ephraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appears- is the strongholdמָעוֹזmaoz
stronghold
A strong place where someone defends himself or takes refuge.
Where else “maoz” appears- of my headרֹאשִׁroshi
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “roshi” appears- Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
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” appears- is my staff of commandמְחֹקְקִmechokki
ruler's staff
The staff of the ruler.
Where else “mechokki” appears
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Psalms 108:6-13
6So that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me. 7Elohim has spoken in his holiness: “I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth I will measure out. 8Mine is Gilead, mine is Manasseh; and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head; Judah is my staff of command. 9Moab is the pot I wash in; upon Edom I will throw my sandal; over Philistia I will shout aloud.” 10Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 11Have not you, Elohim, rejected us? And you do not go out, Elohim, with our armies. 12Give us help against the adversary, for falsehood is the salvation of a human being. 13With Elohim we will do mighty deeds, and he will trample our adversaries.
5So that your beloved ones may be delivered, save with your right hand and answer me. 6Elohim has spoken in his holiness: “I will leap for joy, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth I will measure out. 7Mine is Gilead, and mine is Manasseh; and Ephraim is the stronghold of my head; Judah is my staff of command. 8Moab is the pot I wash in; upon Edom I will throw my sandal; because of me, Philistia, shout aloud.” 9Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom? 10Is it not you, Elohim, who have rejected us, and who do not go out, Elohim, with our armies? 11Give us help against the adversary, for falsehood is the salvation of a human being. 12With Elohim we will do mighty deeds, and he will trample our adversaries.
Places in this verse
Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
The context
7Elohim has spoken in his holiness: “I will exult, I will divide Shechem, and the valley of Succoth I will measure out.
8 · This verse (above)
9Moab is the pot I wash in; upon Edom I will throw my sandal; over Philistia I will shout aloud.”