Psalms
Psalm 133:3
3It is like the dew of Hermon
falling on the mountains of Zion.
For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing
of life forevermore.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It is like the dew | כְּטַל־ | kə·ṭal- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2919 night-mist, dew |
| of Hermon | חֶרְמ֗וֹן | ḥer·mō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2768 Hermon |
| falling | שֶׁיֹּרֵד֮ | še·yō·rêḏ | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the mountains | הַרְרֵ֪י | har·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2042 mountain |
| of Zion | צִ֫יּ֥וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there | שָׁ֨ם׀ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has bestowed | צִוָּ֣ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| the blessing | הַבְּרָכָ֑ה | hab·bə·rā·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1293 blessing |
| of life | חַ֝יִּ֗ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| forevermore | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 28:8 · Leviticus 25:21 · Psalm 42:8 · Deuteronomy 4:48 · 1 John 5:11 · Micah 5:7 · Romans 5:21 · Psalm 16:11 · Deuteronomy 3:8–9 · Romans 6:23 · Revelation 1:18 · John 11:25–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.