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YHWHיְהוָהlovesאֹהֵבthe gatesשַׁעֲרֵיof Zionצִיּוֹןmore than allמִכֹּלthe dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתof Jacob.יַעֲקֹב
Psalms 87:2
Study it in the app“YHWH loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 87:2, word by word
- 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- lovesאֹהֵבohev
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ohev” appears- the gatesשַׁעֲרֵיshaare
gate
The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.
Where else “shaare” appears- of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- the dwellingsמִשְׁכְּנוֹתmishknot
home
The house or place where someone lives.
Where else “mishknot” appears- of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov
Jacob
Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.
Where else “yaakov” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
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
1Of the sons of Korah. A psalm. A song. His foundation is on the holy mountains.
2 · This verse (above)
3Glorious things are spoken of you, city of Elohim. Selah.