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It is like the good oilכַּשֶּׁמֶן הַטּוֹבonעַלthe head,הָרֹאשׁcoming downיֹרֵדonעַלthe beard,הַזָּקָןthe beardזְקַןof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןthat comes downשֶׁיֹּרֵדoverעַלthe collarפִּיof his garments;מִדּוֹתָיו
Psalms 133:2
Study it in the app“It is like the good oil on the head, coming down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, that comes down over the collar of his garments;”
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Psalms 133:2, word by word
- It is like the good oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen
oil
The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.
Where else “shemen” appears- It is like the good oilטּוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- coming downיֹרֵדyored
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yored” appears- the beardזָּקָןzakan
beard
Beard; also the chin.
Where else “zakan” appears- of Aaronאַהֲרֹןaharon
Aaron
Aaron, the older brother of Moses, his spokesman before Pharaoh and the first high priest of Israel.
Where else “aharon” appears- the collarפִּיpi
opening
Literally "mouth": the hole or rim of something, like a well or sack.
Where else “pi” appears- of his garmentsמִדּוֹתָיmidotay
garment
A piece of clothing, with its neck or border.
Where else “midotay” appears
Translation note
The oil with which the high priest was anointed (Exodus 29:7) ran from the head down the beard to the opening at the neck of his garment.
The context
1A song of the ascents. Of David. Look, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell also together.
2 · This verse (above)
3like the dew of Hermon that comes down on the mountains of Zion; for there YHWH commanded the blessing, life forever.