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Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe one builtהַבְּנוּיָהas a cityכְּעִירthat is joinedשֶׁחֻבְּרָה לָּהּtogether,יַחְדָּו
Psalms 122:3
Study it in the app“Jerusalem, the one built as a city that is joined together,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 122:3, word by word
- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- the one builtבְּנוּיָהbenuya
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “benuya” appears- as a cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- that is joinedחֻבְּרָהchubra
join
To set two things together so that they form one.
Where else “chubra” appears- togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachdav” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
2Our feet were standing within your gates, Jerusalem,
3 · This verse (above)
4where the tribes went up, the tribes of Yah, a testimony for Israel, to give thanks to the name of YHWH.