Ezekiel 47:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazer-hatticon, which is by the border of Hauran.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חֲמָ֤ת ׀ בֵּר֙וֹתָה֙ סִבְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁר֙ בֵּין־גְּב֣וּל דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וּבֵ֖ין גְּב֣וּל חֲמָ֑ת חָצֵר֙ הַתִּיכ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶל־גְּב֥וּל חַוְרָֽן

Transliteration

ḥămāt bêrôtāh sibrîm ʾăšer between-gəbûl dammeśeq and-between-gəbûl ḥămāt; ḥāṣēr the-tîkôn ʾăšer to-gəbûl ḥawrān

Grammar Details

• *ḥămāt*: proper noun - Hamath
• *bêrôtāh*: proper noun - Berothah
• *sibrîm*: proper noun - Sibraim
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - which/that
• *gəbûl*: noun masculine singular construct - boundary of
• *dammeśeq*: proper noun - Damascus
• *ḥāṣēr*: noun proper - Hazar
• *tîkôn*: adjective masculine singular with definite article - the middle
• *ḥawrān*: proper noun - Hauran

Word Meanings

• *ḥămāt*: Hamath (place name)
• *bêrôtāh*: Berothah (place name)
• *sibrîm*: Sibraim (place name)
• *gəbûl*: boundary/border/territory
• *dammeśeq*: Damascus (place name)
• *ḥāṣēr*: Hazar (place name)/settlement/village
• *tîkôn*: middle/central
• *ḥawrān*: Hauran (place name/region)

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 8:8 : 8 And from Betah and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
• Num 13:21 : 21 So they went up, and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, to the entrance of Hamath.
• Ezek 48:1 : 1 Now these are the names of the tribes: From the north end, beside the way of Hethlon to the entrance of Hamath, Hazar-enan at the border of Damascus, northward beside Hamath, (and they shall have their sides east [and] west,) Dan, one [portion].
• Zech 9:2 : 2 and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
• Gen 14:15 : 15 And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
• Acts 9:2 : 2 and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
• Amos 6:14 : 14 For, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah, the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of the Arabah.
• Num 34:8 : 8 from mount Hor ye shall mark out unto the entrance of Hamath; and the goings out of the border shall be at Zedad;
• 1 Kgs 8:65 : 65 So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from the entrance of Hamath unto the brook of Egypt, before Jehovah our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
• 1 Chr 18:5 : 5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadarezer king of Zobah, David smote of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
• Ezek 47:17 : 17 And the border from the sea, shall be Hazar-enon at the border of Damascus; and on the north northward is the border of Hamath. This is the north side.