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Manyרַבִּיםbullsפָּרִיםhave surrounded me;סְבָבוּנִיstrong onesאַבִּירֵיof Bashanבָשָׁןhave encircled me.כִּתְּרוּנִי
Psalms 22:12
Study it in the app“Many bulls have surrounded me; strong ones of Bashan have encircled me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 22:12, word by word
- Manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- bullsפָּרִיםparim
bull
Young bull, bullock.
Where else “parim” appears- have surrounded meסְבָבוּsevavu
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “sevavu” appears- strong onesאַבִּירֵיabire
bull
A bull, the strongest animal of the herd.
Where else “abire” appears- of Bashanבָשָׁןvashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “vashan” appears- have encircled meכִּתְּרוּkitru
surround
To surround someone on every side, like a ring that leaves no way out.
Where else “kitru” appears
Translation note
Bashan, east of the Jordan, was a land of pastures famous for its large and strong cattle.
Places in this verse
Bashan
Today: southern Syria and the Golan Heights
A fertile region east of the Sea of Galilee, reaching to Mount Hermon, now southern Syria and northwest Jordan.
Israel defeated King Og there (Num 21:33-35). It was known for its cattle (Ps 22:12).
The context
11Do not be far from me, for distress is near, for there is no helper.
12 · This verse (above)
13They have opened their mouth against me, a lion that tears and roars.