Deuteronomy 3:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the Amorites call it Shenir;) | which the Sidonians call Sirion but the Amorites call Senir— | (which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion, and the Amorites call it Senir); |
In context
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Where
- Mount Hermon mountainMapAbout this place
- Senir mountainMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] Sidonians | צִידֹנִ֛ים | tzi-do-NIM | H6722 | Sidonianצִידֹנִי (tsi.do.ni) Group of tsi.don (צִידוֹן "Sidon" H6721H) § Sidonians an inhabitant of Sidon |
| they call | יִקְרְא֥וּ | yik-re-'U | H7121H | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| to Hermon | לְחֶרְמ֖וֹן | le-cher-MON | H2768 | Baal-gadבַּ֫עַל גָּד (ba.al gad) Baal-gad = "lord of fortune" a city noted for Baal-worship, located at the most northern or northwestern point to which Joshua's victories extended Another name of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768) |
| Sirion | שִׂרְיֹ֑ן | sir-YON | H8303 | Sirionשִׂרְיֹן (shir.yon) Sirion = "breastplate" one of the names of Mount Hermon this one used by the Sidonians Another spelling of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768) |
| and the Amorite[s] | וְהָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י | ve-HA-'e-mo-RI | H0567 | Amoriteאֱמֹרִי (e.mo.ri) Someone descended from Amor(?), first mentioned at Gen.10.16; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Girgashite (H1622), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577) § Amorite = "a sayer" one of the peoples of east Canaan and beyond the Jordan, dispossessed by the Israelite incursion from Egypt |
| they call | יִקְרְאוּ־ | yik-re-'u- | H7121H | to call: call toקָרָא (qa.ra) : call_to/invite/entreat 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound 1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God) 1a3) to proclaim 1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read 1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow 1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to call oneself 1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named 1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen |
| Senir | שְׂנִֽיר׃ | se-NIR | H8149 | Senirשְׂנִיר (she.nir) Senir or Shenir = "snow mountain" the Amorite name for Mount Hermon Another name of cher.mon (חֶרְמוֹן "(Mount )Hermon" H2768) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.