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A mountainהַרof Elohim isאֱלֹהִיםthe mountainהַרof Bashan;בָּשָׁןa mountainהַרof peaks isגַּבְנֻנִּיםthe mountainהַרof Bashan.בָּשָׁן
Psalms 68:15
Study it in the app“A mountain of Elohim is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of peaks is the mountain of Bashan.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 68:15, word by word
- A mountainהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- of Elohim isאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- of Bashanבָּשָׁןbashan
Bashan
See it on the mapWhere else “bashan” appears- of peaks isגַּבְנֻנִּיםgavnunim
peak
The peak or hump of a mountain; in the plural, a mountain with many summits.
Where else “gavnunim” appears
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
14When Shaddai scattered kings in it, it snowed on Zalmon.
15 · This verse (above)
16Why do you look with hostility, mountains of peaks, at the mountain Elohim desired to dwell in? Yes, YHWH will dwell there forever.