Deuteronomy 3:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Cross-references

• 1 Chronicles 5:23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount Herm…
• Psalms 29:6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
• Psalms 133:3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for eve…
• Song of Solomon 4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ d…
• Ezekiel 27:5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.
• Deuteronomy 4:48-49 From Aroer, which is by the bank of the river Arnon, even unto mount Sion, which is Hermon,
• Joshua 11:17 Even from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon: and all their kings he too…
• Psalms 89:12 The north and the south thou hast created them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

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Commentary

Dictionary and topics

• Amorites — Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan (Gen. 14:7), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions. On the early Babylonian…
• Hermon — A peak, the eastern prolongation of the Anti-Lebanon range, reaching to the height of about 9,200 feet above the Mediterranean. It marks the north boundary of Palestine (Deut. 3:8, 4:48; Josh. 11:3,…
• Og — Gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben and Gad and…
• Senir — =Shenir, the name given to Hermon by the Amorites (Deut. 3:9). It means “coat of mail” or “breastplate,” and is equivalent to “Sirion.” Some interpret the word as meaning “the prominent” or “the…
• Shenir — =Senir, (Deut. 3:9; Cant. 4:8), the name given to Mount Hermon (q.v.) by the Sidonians.
• Sihon — Striking down. The whole country on the east of Jordan, from the Arnon to the Jabbok, was possessed by the Amorites, whose king, Sihon, refused to permit the Israelites to pass through his territory,…
• Sion — Elevated. (1.) Denotes Mount Hermon in Deut. 4:48; called Sirion by the Sidonians, and by the Amorites Shenir (Deut. 3:9). (See HERMON.) (2.) The Greek form of Zion (q.v.) in Matt. 21:5; John 12:15.
• Sirion — A breastplate, the Sidonian name of Hermon (q.v.), Deut. 3:9; Ps. 29:6.
• Amorites · Territory of — Territory of
• Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The · Og conquered — Og conquered
• Hermon · .SIRION — .SIRION
• Og · Land of, given to the tribes of Gad, Reuben, and Manasseh