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Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. (KJV)
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יְפֵ֥הye.Peh[it is] beautiful of
Lemma: יָפֶה (ya.pheh) · Strong's: H3303
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: beautiful
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 29:17, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 41:2, Genesis 41:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3303; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 1
נוֹף֮nOfheight
Lemma: נוֹף (noph) · Strong's: H5131
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: elevation
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5131; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 2
מְשׂ֪וֹשׂme.Sos[the] joy of
Lemma: מָשׂוֹשׂ (ma.s.vo.s) · Strong's: H4885
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: rejoicing
Used 17 times. Also: Job 8:19, Isaiah 8:6, Isaiah 24:8, Isaiah 24:11, Isaiah 32:13, Isaiah 32:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4885; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 3
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 4
הָ֫אָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 5
הַר\־har-[the] mountain of
Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: mountain: mount
Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 6
צִ֭יּוֹןTzi.yonZion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 7
יַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.Tei[the] remotest parts of
Lemma: יַרְכָה (ye.re.khah) · Strong's: H3411
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: flank
Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 49:13, Exodus 26:22, Exodus 26:23, Exodus 26:27, Exodus 36:27, Exodus 36:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3411; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 8
צָפ֑וֹןtza.FonZaphon
Lemma: צָפוֹן (tsa.phon) · Strong's: H6828H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: Zaphon
Used 3 times. Also: Judges 12:1, Isaiah 14:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6828H; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 9
קִ֝רְיַ֗תkir.Yat[the] town of
Lemma: קִרְיָה (qir.yah) · Strong's: H7151
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: town
Used 29 times. Also: Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 2:36, Deuteronomy 3:4, 1 Kings 1:41, 1 Kings 1:45, Job 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7151; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 10
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 11
רָֽב\׃Ravgreat
Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: many
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Psalms 48:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Beautiful | → | יָפֶה H3303 beautiful |
| in loftiness | → | נוֹף H5131 elevation |
| the joy | → | מָשׂוֹשׂ H4885 rejoicing |
| of all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| like the peaks | → | יַרְכָה H3411 flank |
| of Zaphon | → | צָפוֹן H6828H Zaphon |
| [is] Mount | → | הַר H2022G mountain: mount |
| Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| the city | → | קִרְיָה H7151 town |
| of the great | → | רַב H7227A many |
| King | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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