Psalms 48:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. | Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. | Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King. |
In context
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Where
- Mount Zion hillMapAbout this place
- Zaphon 2 mountainMapAbout this place
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [it is] beautiful of | יְפֵ֥ה | ye-PEH | H3303 | beautifulיָפֶה (ya.pheh) fair, beautiful, handsome |
| height | נוֹף֮ | nOf | H5131 | elevationנוֹף (noph) elevation, height |
| [the] joy of | מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ | me-SOS | H4885 | rejoicingמָשׂוֹשׂ (ma.s.vo.s) exultation, joy, rejoicing |
| all | כָּל־ | kol- | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| the earth | הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ | ha-'A-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
| [the] mountain of | הַר־ | har- | H2022G | mountain: mountהַר (har) : mount/hill hill, mountain, hill country, mount |
| Zion | צִ֭יּוֹן | TZI-yon | H6726 | Zionצִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) Zion = "parched place" another name for Jerusalem especially in the prophetic books Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389) |
| [the] remotest parts of | יַרְכְּתֵ֣י | yar-ke-TEI | H3411 | thighיַרְכָא (yar.kah) thigh, loin, flank, side, recess Aramaic of ye.re.khah (יַרְכָה "flank" H3411) |
| Zaphon | צָפ֑וֹן | tza-FON | H6828H | Zaphonצָפוֹן (tsa.phon) This name means north Also named: tsa.phon (צָפוֹן "Zaphon" H6829) |
| [the] town of | קִ֝רְיַ֗ת | kir-YAT | H7151 | townקִרְיָה (qir.yah) city Aramaic of qir.yah (קִרְיָה "town" H7151) |
| [the] king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | ME-lekh | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| great | רָֽב׃ | Rav | H7227A | manyרַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.