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Lift up,שְׂאוּgates,שְׁעָרִיםyour heads,רָאשֵׁיכֶםand be lifted up,וְהִנָּשְׂאוּeternalעוֹלָםdoorways,פִּתְחֵיand the Kingוְ מֶלֶךְof gloryהַכָּבוֹדwill come in.יָבוֹא
Psalms 24:7
Study it in the app“Lift up, gates, your heads, and be lifted up, eternal doorways, and the King of glory will come in.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 24:7, word by word
- Lift upשְׂאוּseu
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “seu” appears- gatesשְׁעָרִיםshearim
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shearim” appears- your headsרָאשֵׁיrashe
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rashe” appears- eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- doorwaysפִּתְחֵיpitche
entrance, door
Entrance, doorway, door, opening.
Where else “pitche” appears- and the Kingמֶלֶךְmelech
supreme king
YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.
Where else “melech” appears- of gloryכָּבוֹדkavod
glory
God's majesty and presence.
Where else “kavod” appears- will come inיָבוֹאyavo
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “yavo” appears
Translation note
“Your heads”: the upper part of the gates, the lintel; they are asked to open completely so that the King may come in.
The context
6This is the generation of those who seek him, of those who seek your face, Jacob. Selah.
7 · This verse (above)
8Who is this King of glory? YHWH, strong and mighty; YHWH, mighty in war.