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And of Zionוּלֲצִיּוֹןit will be said,יֵאָמַר“Oneאִישׁand anotherוְאִישׁwas bornיֻלַּדin her”;בָּהּand he himself,וְהוּאElyon,עֶלְיוֹןwill establish her.יְכוֹנְנֶהָ
Psalms 87:5
Study it in the app“And of Zion it will be said, “One and another was born in her”; and he himself, Elyon, will establish her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 87:5, word by word
- And of Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- it will be saidיֵאָמַרyeamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yeamar” appears- “Oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- was bornיֻלַּדyulad
be born
To come into the world, to begin to live.
Where else “yulad” appears- Elyonעֶלְיוֹןelyon
Most High, Elyon
"Elyon": the highest, the Most High. It is a title of God: there is no one above him. As an adjective, upper, high.
Where else “elyon” appears- will establish herיְכוֹנְנֶyechonne
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “yechonne” 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
4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon among those who know me; look, Philistia and Tyre, with Cush: “This one was born there.”
5 · This verse (above)
6YHWH will count, when writing up the peoples, “This one was born there.” Selah.