Psalms
Psalm 87:2
2The LORD loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| loves | אֹהֵ֣ב | ’ō·hêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H157 love |
| the gates | שַׁעֲרֵ֣י | ša·‘ă·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8179 gate |
| of Zion | צִיּ֑וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| more than all | מִ֝כֹּ֗ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the dwellings | מִשְׁכְּנ֥וֹת | miš·kə·nō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle' |
| of Jacob | יַעֲקֹֽב׃ | ya·‘ă·qōḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3290 Jacob |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 132:13–14 · Deuteronomy 12:5 · Psalm 78:67–69 · 2 Chronicles 6:6 · Isaiah 14:32 · Joel 2:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.