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like the dewכְּטַלof Hermonחֶרְמוֹןthat comes downשֶׁיֹּרֵדonעַלthe mountainsהַרְרֵיof Zion;צִיּוֹןforכִּיthereשָׁםYHWHיְהוָהcommandedצִוָּהthe blessing,אֶת הַבְּרָכָהlifeחַיִּיםforever.עַד הָעוֹלָם
Psalms 133:3
Study it in the app“like the dew of Hermon that comes down on the mountains of Zion; for there YHWH commanded the blessing, life forever.”
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Psalms 133:3, word by word
- like the dewטַלtal
dew
Dew: the moisture of the night, which in a dry land keeps the plants alive.
Where else “tal” appears- of Hermonחֶרְמוֹןchermon
Hermon
See it on the mapWhere else “chermon” appears- that comes downיֹּרֵדyored
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yored” appears- the mountainsהַרְרֵיharre
mountain
Mount, mountain (a poetic form).
Where else “harre” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- the blessingבְּרָכָהberacha
blessing
The good God gives, or words asking for it.
Where else “beracha” appears- lifeחַיִּיםchayim
life
The span and strength of being alive, which come from God.
Where else “chayim” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Places in this verse
1Hermon
Today: Mount Hermon: Lebanon-Syria border, Israeli-held part
The highest mountain in northern Israel, on the border with Syria and Lebanon.
It was the northern limit of what Israel took east of the Jordan (Deut 3:8). The Psalms speak of its dew (Ps 133:3).
2Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
2It 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;
3 · This verse (above)