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Psalm 48:2

Hebrew
גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד בְּעִ֥יר אֱ֝לֹהֵ֗ינוּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים

hebrew

Meanings:

* God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels

Noun, masculine
הַר קָדְשֽׁוֹ
ESV
beautiful in elevation, is the joy of all the earth, Mount Zion, in the far north, the city of the great King.
NIV
It is beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth. Like the utmost heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.
NLT
It is high and magnificent; the whole earth rejoices to see it! Mount Zion, the holy mountain, is the city of the great King!
LXX
εὖ ῥιζῶν ἀγαλλιάματι πάσηςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς

greek

Meaning

* All * Every * The whole

Adjective.

Usage in the New Testament

The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable.

With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigγῆ

Meaning:

* Soil or ground (e.g. Matthew 13:5) * Land (e.g. Luke 4:5) * Country * Earth (e.g. Matthew 5:5)

Feminine noun. Connected to the English words “ground”, “geometry” and “geology”.

It occurs throughout the LXX and the New Testament (approximately 250 times in the New Testament) and its meaning varies subtly on context, for example, in the LXX:Genesis 1:1Genesis 2:7Genesis 12:1
ὄρη Σιων τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πλευρὰ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
βορρᾶ plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πόλις τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
βασιλέως τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
μεγάλου
KJV
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.

Psalm 48:1 ← Psalm 48:2 → Psalm 48:3

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