Psalms 122:4

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 122:4, word by word

the tribesשְׁבָטִיםshevatim

tribe

Literally "the rod": one of the twelve great clans of Israel.

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went upעָלוּalu

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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of Yahיָהּyah

Yah

Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").

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a testimonyעֵדוּתedut

testimony

Testimony: the tablets of the covenant, which bear witness to what God commanded; "the ark of the testimony" holds them.

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for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

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.

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to give thanksהֹדוֹתhodot

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

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to the nameשֵׁםshem

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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