Psalms

Psalm 48:2

²Beautiful in loftiness,

the joy of all the earth,

like the peaks of Zaphon^a is Mount Zion,

the city of the great King.

Footnotes

a 48:2 Or in the far north; the most sacred mountain of the Canaanites was Zaphon

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beautiful	יְפֵ֥ה	yə·p̄êh	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H3303 fair, beautiful
in loftiness	נוֹף֮	nō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5131 elevation, height
the joy	מְשׂ֪וֹשׂ	mə·śō·wś	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4885 id.
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
like the peaks	יַרְכְּתֵ֣י	yar·kə·ṯê	Noun - feminine dual construct	H3411 flank, side
of Zaphon	צָפ֑וֹן	ṣā·p̄ō·wn	Noun - feminine singular	H6828 north
Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zion	צִ֭יּוֹן	ṣî·yō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
the city	קִ֝רְיַ֗ת	qir·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7151 town, city
of the great	רָֽב׃	rāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
King	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.