Psalm 122

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VerseKJVBSBASV
3Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:Jerusalem is built up as a city united together,Jerusalem, that art builded As a city that is compact together;

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֥םye-ru-sha-LIMH3389
Ariel

אֲרִיאֵל (a.ri.el) Ariel = "lion of God" or "lioness of God" Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

which was builtהַבְּנוּיָ֑הha-be-nu-YAHH1129
to build

בְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built

like a cityכְּ֝עִ֗ירke-'IRH5892B
city

עִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town

that it was joined togetherשֶׁחֻבְּרָה־she-chu-be-rah-H2266
to unite

חָבַר (cha.var) 1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to unite, be joined 1a2) to tie magic charms, charm 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to unite with, make an ally of 1b2) to unite, join, ally 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be allied with, be united 1c2) to be joined together 1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words) 1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together

togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach-DAVH3162B
together

יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) adv together

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.